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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
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
Another hard one to rate because the writing is so sharp and crisp but so gross and uncomfortable to read because everyone in it sucks and we only get to see their shittiness and it becomes overwhelming and grating.
But fr. The author is seeing things and showing us things that we all see but we don't connect the way that she's doing it. That one scene with four middle aged once friends of varying privileges, will haunt me forever. She tied in so many hot button topics - from racist data, to popular eugenics, to blind faith in "science" - via a rageful mediocre misogynist man of a mouthpiece who doesn't understand any of it himself, who's married to what amounts to a modern day bored socialite. Ugh make me puke. Meanwhile, you almost feel bad for the working class journalist amongst them who feels alienated by her financial struggles, who is all the while racist classist and unaware of her own mediocrity and personal failings. I mean this book is like a master class on all the ways our politics reflect our personal failings.
But fr. The author is seeing things and showing us things that we all see but we don't connect the way that she's doing it. That one scene with four middle aged once friends of varying privileges, will haunt me forever. She tied in so many hot button topics - from racist data, to popular eugenics, to blind faith in "science" - via a rageful mediocre misogynist man of a mouthpiece who doesn't understand any of it himself, who's married to what amounts to a modern day bored socialite. Ugh make me puke. Meanwhile, you almost feel bad for the working class journalist amongst them who feels alienated by her financial struggles, who is all the while racist classist and unaware of her own mediocrity and personal failings. I mean this book is like a master class on all the ways our politics reflect our personal failings.
challenging
informative
slow-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
reflective
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:
Complicated
I get the message but lowkey confusing