Reviews

Fuccboi by Sean Thor Conroe

interestedinblackbooks's review

3.0

tryhard and dishonest. but at least experimental and interesting to some extent.

cully9's review

medium-paced

3.5

katellison's review

2.0

reads like if Sam Pink got redpilled, suffered a traumatic brain injury, and then started soundcloud rapping into free transcription software

plus one star for gnarly eczema writing

davenash's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Idk coulda been a short story or novella. 

beckygendall's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

laurenbowes's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

rose_reads33's review against another edition

3.0

Honestly struggling to come to a conclusion on how I feel about this book. It’s written in a very unique style (allegedly exactly how the author himself speaks), which I found mostly quite unenjoyable to read stylistically - although that was also something I thought was great about it. It felt so honest and genuine because the author seemingly didn’t care that writing it this way would put people off and he prioritised his style and voice (and the art of that) over reader enjoyment. And I honestly find that quite commendable and the honestly of it hits a button for me. The character was dislikeable a lot of the time, but also funny, and geeky, and downright sweet at times. I was not prepared for how little fucking takes place for this ‘fuccboi’ and how much of a focus there would be on his psoriasis and skin conditions. It branches into fucked up American healthcare system saga in a big way. The literature references are also amazingly varied and they are delivered to the reader with excitement and interest and I find that endearing. I learnt some stuff, I lost some brain cells, I’m intrigued what his next book will be like…

shayleez's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

colleenxm's review

5.0

not for everyone - in fact probably wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. but damn i love sean thor conroe

ficklefever's review

2.0

i... don't know how i feel about this one. i mainly picked it up because sheila heti has a quote on the back that's like "gets under your skin in the best way." and it definitely did! if anything it stays true to its title and blurb, and if you want to read about the antics of a deadbeat, oft pretentious fuckboy in philly, you've got it here. i dunno more thoughts to come maybe.