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2.8 AVERAGE
2.8 AVERAGE
I hated this book, not because it was next level gross but because there’s absolutely no point to it and the main character made up nicknames for things and did things that just didn’t make sense and felt very try hard.
Pros:
- something a bit different
- short and easy to read
Cons:
- such random storyline
- gross details just for shock value
- typical hatable female protagonist who’s not like the other girls
- something a bit different
- short and easy to read
Cons:
- such random storyline
- gross details just for shock value
- typical hatable female protagonist who’s not like the other girls
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My friend pushed this book onto me, insisting that I read it. I checked it out on Goodreads, and read 1 star review after 1 star review calling this book "the worst book ever". I opened 'Wetlands' expecting something terrible.
This book isn't terrible, this book is fantastic. Yes, things can get a little gross, but its not like the main character's behavior is completely unnatural. And, in the end, I think the author proved the exact point she was trying to make as people (especially women) responded to this book with a one star rating.
Why are you so terrified of your own body and its functions?
Helen (the main character), speaks over and over about how repressed and 'hygienic' her mother and other women are, and I think she has a valid point. In our society, Germany and America and plenty of other Western countries included, we have such a fear and stigma attached to our bodies most basic functions (periods, vaginal discharge), and it's ridiculous! I especially think this fear grows from a sexist sentiment too, as I read this and began to think about how boys feel and act about their bodily functions.
Besides being thought provoking, this book was flat-out entertaining. Helen is funny, likeable, and filled with attitude. She also gained my empathy as she attempted to bring her parents back together, and talked about her various experiences. Wading through Helen's psyche is one hell of a journey. And the ending was fantastic... I finally understood the blurb on the front that compared this novel to 'Catcher in the Rye'.
Dear readers,
Do not be deterred by the negative reviews... Just read it.
This book isn't terrible, this book is fantastic. Yes, things can get a little gross, but its not like the main character's behavior is completely unnatural. And, in the end, I think the author proved the exact point she was trying to make as people (especially women) responded to this book with a one star rating.
Why are you so terrified of your own body and its functions?
Helen (the main character), speaks over and over about how repressed and 'hygienic' her mother and other women are, and I think she has a valid point. In our society, Germany and America and plenty of other Western countries included, we have such a fear and stigma attached to our bodies most basic functions (periods, vaginal discharge), and it's ridiculous! I especially think this fear grows from a sexist sentiment too, as I read this and began to think about how boys feel and act about their bodily functions.
Besides being thought provoking, this book was flat-out entertaining. Helen is funny, likeable, and filled with attitude. She also gained my empathy as she attempted to bring her parents back together, and talked about her various experiences. Wading through Helen's psyche is one hell of a journey. And the ending was fantastic... I finally understood the blurb on the front that compared this novel to 'Catcher in the Rye'.
Dear readers,
Do not be deterred by the negative reviews... Just read it.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Helen is truly a damn mess of a young woman, who would have benefited from some kind of positive attention, but instead became unapologetic about her hyper fixation with bodily fluids and functions. She has way too much knowledge about puss and buttholes, but I enjoyed her brand of weird because society’s notion of girls being “dainty” and “clean” is for the birds.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lo primero que se me ocurre mencionar es lo bien que me lo he pasado leyéndolo. Es fresco, transgresor y divertido, que si, que tiene partes mas o menos asquerosas según la propia sensibilidad del lector y es muy "escatológico", palabra que no paré de leer cuando busque información de libro.
Pero también es muy divertido, he disfrutado mucho con su protagonista y su forma de ser, tan sincera con sus fetiches y gustos, y a la vez tan mentirosa con sus sentimientos. Ha sido un soplo de aire fresco poder leer lo segura de si misma que iba explicando todo, sin vergüenza, sin culpa y sobre todo sin intentar adornar o suavizar nada.
Es un libro muy diferente que no sabría nunca a quien recomendar. Para muchos será asqueroso, para otros demasiado detallado y para otros muchos será excesivo en todos los sentidos, para mi ha sido un descubrimiento. Si, claro que se me ha torcido un poquito el gesto en algunas partes, pero en su conjunto, lo he disfrutado muchísimo.
Pero también es muy divertido, he disfrutado mucho con su protagonista y su forma de ser, tan sincera con sus fetiches y gustos, y a la vez tan mentirosa con sus sentimientos. Ha sido un soplo de aire fresco poder leer lo segura de si misma que iba explicando todo, sin vergüenza, sin culpa y sobre todo sin intentar adornar o suavizar nada.
Es un libro muy diferente que no sabría nunca a quien recomendar. Para muchos será asqueroso, para otros demasiado detallado y para otros muchos será excesivo en todos los sentidos, para mi ha sido un descubrimiento. Si, claro que se me ha torcido un poquito el gesto en algunas partes, pero en su conjunto, lo he disfrutado muchísimo.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes