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tellthebeees's review
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Sasha is the kind of girl you would feud with on Tumblr and know, deep in your heart, that she's the most annoying person in the world, but ultimately you'd find solace in the fact that she knows it too.
I hated this, then loved it, then GOT it, then Hated it, then really, really hated it.
I think art should be uncomfortable and intense and slimy and weird, and this took that idea and RAN with it.
If you don't care about plot, character development, or naturalistic dialogue, go for it. This book exists in the heightened mind of one intensely solipsistic character who thinks in advanced Sociology of Gender terminology, so fair warning if you're going to be triggered by tumblr/twitter/tiktok chronically online therapy-speak.
I hated this, then loved it, then GOT it, then Hated it, then really, really hated it.
I think art should be uncomfortable and intense and slimy and weird, and this took that idea and RAN with it.
If you don't care about plot, character development, or naturalistic dialogue, go for it. This book exists in the heightened mind of one intensely solipsistic character who thinks in advanced Sociology of Gender terminology, so fair warning if you're going to be triggered by tumblr/twitter/tiktok chronically online therapy-speak.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
sunbeam_reader's review
challenging
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a VERY hard book to rate. I really enjoyed it and read it very fast. Part of me loved this book and part of me was disgusted by it. Definitely check trigger warnings before reading! But what I will say is that the writing is fantastic and it's a very easy book to read, it goes fast and I think the pacing is great. This is impressive espy considering that the book takes place in one setting and over a very short period of time (exactly 10 days, each chapter is a day).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Sexual content, and Gore
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Lesbophobia, Excrement, and Biphobia
americattt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
“It has simply never occurred to her that she, too, could buy these bestsellers. The way popular art repelled her was part of how she conceived her singularity, her outsiderness. Of course she wanted to read these books, everyone did. But she was afraid of what she might discover in them—that they were better, deeper, more deserving of attention than anything she might find in the margins of the internet or might herself create. That they were popular for a reason.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
bookclubbitches's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Thank you netgalley and Macmillan for an ALC of this book.
Unfortunately I do not think I was the correct audience for this book. I did not enjoy plot or writing at all.
I thought the narrator did a great job, but the last 30% of this book had me literally shaking.
Maybe I "don't get it" but wow. This wasn't it for me.
Unfortunately I do not think I was the correct audience for this book. I did not enjoy plot or writing at all.
I thought the narrator did a great job, but the last 30% of this book had me literally shaking.
Maybe I "don't get it" but wow. This wasn't it for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Gore
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Excrement
amobrien's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
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
3.5
I have never been more excited to see discourse over a book than I was with this read! If you love messy, flawed characters, toxic relationships, and biting social satire, I would highly recommend this to you. It's an addictive read, even when the content gets off-putting. Be warned, it's the kind of book you finish and you aren't sure you if you like it or hate it but you know it'll stick with you for a long time.
Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.
Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
catherineslibrary's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I loved this until I was about 3/4 of the way done. The exploration of butch-femme dynamics and lesbian characters that felt truly authentic really drew me in. It completely lost me in the third act though, where the events that happen just seem absurd. Perhaps I just didn’t get what the author was trying to say, but I didn’t feel like she was saying much of anything at the end. I’m also not a huge fan of the unlikeable protagonist, and to be honest I’m not entirely sure she was intended to be unlikeable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Torture
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