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hue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Misogyny
redsunnbby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Addiction
I liked this book despite the character. It reminded me of some people who I’ve always wondered how they navigated through life being this way and it gave me an insight as to how they think. I’ve read better books but this isn’t worst!icarusandthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
i picked this up because i saw a youtube short that basically said something along the lines of "i'm halfway through this book and i feel sick" backdropped by a picture of the first page, adorned with the very eye-catching first sentence:
i liked hurting girls.
i was intrigued, because i'm a fan of all things dark, disgusting, disturbing, mental.
and the first third was quite good, actually - funny (the narrator taking the "pith" out of someone's "lithsp" was probably the funniest thing i've read in a book ever) and cynical; the reader absolutely appalled by the narrator and yet being met with smart and relatable quotes, self-aware, realistic observations about life and the relationships we choose to fill it with.
but all of that sort of got lost as the story progressed: the narrator becoming an emblem in AA (alcoholics anonymous), getting a good job, fretting about the future, describing his boring and mid-life-crisis way of living, and tiring everyday life.
halfway through, this turned into some sort of self-pitying self-help book written by a touch-deprived middle-aged man.
and the thing with aisling, right...
the thing we've been waiting for since page one.
it was nothing.
infuriating, considering i read 140 slow and excruciating pages to get to this point just to be disappointed like every girl the narrator fooled back in his prime time. (ironic, if you think about it.)
yeah, i just expected something a little different. i wanted disgusting, unhinged. i wanted another humbert humbert (shame on whoever it was who compared this book to lolita in the synopsis).
i wanted so much more than this.
but alas.
Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
vavocado's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual content
christylouise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
jinx_mars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Infidelity
mi7sma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Torture
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism
bookmark3brodi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Pedophilia
nika_readss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It was interesting in the sense that I have never read anything like it before, and it really did feel like I was reading someones diary. But, in a way, it also felt like I was reading something that I wasn’t supposed to read, like I was invading someones privacy.
I’ll be honest, I had a hard time getting through this book because I couldn’t bring myself to like the person who’s story this is.
I still dont really like him that much, but at least I understood him a little better before placing my judgment of this book.
All in all, did I like this book, No. and here is a reminder that the target audience for this book are adults. This book is pretty explicit and is pretty much just the romanticization of a 30 year old alcoholic and his unhealthy relationships.
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Addiction