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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was so good until it wasn’t. I like weird books with weird endings, just not this way. I felt like I had read a book, and then the last 75 pages were from a completely different book. And it’s sad because I wanted to love this more than anything.
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hmm was split but on how to rate this but...that was one surreal trip + don't try to power read it.
I really thought I would finish this one, am DNF-ing it at p117 more than a year later. I didn't finish it on time for book club, but set it on the shelf thinking I'd come back. The body horror was what kept me away, I think, but I also had notes such as, "low on plot," "very split opinion," and "kept feeling like I should like it." It's really mostly short stories and has a very Korean The Office meets Twilight Zone thing with plenty of disordered eating and alcoholism and a late-entry sprinkling of gruesome torture. Carnival sideshow-esque. One final comment from another book club member: "This book is closer to Forrest Gump than we are to this book."
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Book stayed pretty stagnant throughout, didn’t capture my attention
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
You really have to suspend your beliefs when reading this book, because the contents are really mind-boggling and makes you go “wtf” at regular intervals. It’s weird, but it works, and it just keeps pulling you on until you get to the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, Torture, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Chronic illness, Eating disorder
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Very interesting and weird premise, got very dark at the end which I did not expect
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated