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maybekatiebird's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
alexjmack's review against another edition
4.0
Fucking brilliant. I’ll have to post a full review later but wow, I’ve been craving a book like this for a while. Thank you Caren Beilin.
toulouse757's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Sucked
roseandisabella's review against another edition
5.0
Writing the trauma plot can be scary for two reasons: 1) Your audience will want to gobble up every last wound you have for their own. 2) They will judge your wounds not even worthy of a poke. This book (so long-awaited and adored!), gets at this. What do we owe the reader? Do they deserve to read the letters? I was honestly pretty surprised the letters were shared! I half expected a cruel and delightful refusal. But in opening up that window to the reader, Beilin invites scorn, especially through the lens of critics who want a trauma plot dripping in blood rather than Nazi Cow Milk.
"Oh, it was a little bit, you know, I got bored."
"I was worried that sharing it invites people to think, 'What's the problem?' And of course it wasn't that bad in some sort of comparative scheme or, I don't know, there's a lot of really bad traumas in families, but this was mine and it killed me. I guess I'm a little sensitive about how boring it turned out to be, it's just some dad ragging on a teenager or something."
From one Scapegoat to another, I loved it! The printing itself is gorgeous too, props to all at Dorothy.
"Oh, it was a little bit, you know, I got bored."
"I was worried that sharing it invites people to think, 'What's the problem?' And of course it wasn't that bad in some sort of comparative scheme or, I don't know, there's a lot of really bad traumas in families, but this was mine and it killed me. I guess I'm a little sensitive about how boring it turned out to be, it's just some dad ragging on a teenager or something."
From one Scapegoat to another, I loved it! The printing itself is gorgeous too, props to all at Dorothy.
sadgrrrlreads's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
i have no idea how to even begin reviewing this, but the writing was so dreamy and the cows were cool.
kairhone's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
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
4.25
annehcz's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
ms_castalian's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5