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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
Pretty bad! Would not recommend! Lots of cw's necessary
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was very fun to read but I should have binge-read it. I made the mistake of putting it down for a month to read a longer book for my book club, and when I picked it back up it just didn't hit the same. Regardless, I'm glad I read it and I would read more by this author. The author's life story, and the controversy surrounding this book (which I heard about on the Missing Pages podcast), were so much fun to learn about.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Returned to this book after reading for the first time around 15 years ago.
Second time around felt darker, more disturbing and sadder than I remembered. I couldn’t stop reading.
Second time around felt darker, more disturbing and sadder than I remembered. I couldn’t stop reading.
This book was not what I expected. It's boldness and honesty were endearing rather than abrasive. Despite the obviously heart wrenching premise, Cherry Vanilla's brazen humor and shocking strength balanced out the tragic elements of this character's life and circumstance. Some books, you leisurely stroll through, but I felt like I sprinted through this book or rather, it catapulted me to the end. The lot lizard slang felt foreign but fascinating, and the eccentric characters reminded me of a circus but set instead in the rough, grotesque world of truck stop hustling. The ending felt a little anti-climactic compared to the rest of the book, but this uncertainty matches the character's dull realization that he's no longer Saint Sarah/Sam/Cherry Vanilla/She-Ra.
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this a lot in college and liked it, but I hated it as an adult.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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