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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
I listened on audiobook and the narrator sounded so bored.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
"I should read a book, I should make some friends, I should write some emails, I should go to the movies, I should get some exercise, I should unclench my muscles, I should get a hobby, I should buy a plant, I should call my exes, all of them, and ask them for advice, I should figure out why no one wants to be around me, I should start going to the same bar every night, become a regular, I should volunteer again, I should get a cat or a plant or some nice lotion or some Whitestrips, start using a laundry service, start taking myself both more and less seriously"
After processing this book for a couple days I’ve only loved it more. Reading this book became almost cathartic for me I felt so seen. It felt intimate to be reading something like an inner monologue of someone who felt so relatable to me.
After processing this book for a couple days I’ve only loved it more. Reading this book became almost cathartic for me I felt so seen. It felt intimate to be reading something like an inner monologue of someone who felt so relatable to me.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
there's too many books similar to this one but it was easy but also infuriating because she was so freaking annoying
2.5/5
not much was said in this book. just a story about a girl who lived a mundane life not really knowing what was next for her. the end didn’t really wrap anything up either. i get the satirical references of thinking reinvention can change you when in reality you have to actually want to change. it was an okay read
not much was said in this book. just a story about a girl who lived a mundane life not really knowing what was next for her. the end didn’t really wrap anything up either. i get the satirical references of thinking reinvention can change you when in reality you have to actually want to change. it was an okay read
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:
Yes
From the synopsis I thought this book would be right up my alley and maybe it would have been okay if my mindset at this moment in time had been different. However, the narrative of main character Millie is so bitter and judgemental that I was not enjoying the negativity it was making me feel. Millie lost her job and was dumped by her boyfriend and consequently works as a temp at a design company. There she doesn't feel like she fits in and wonders at the put-together lives of the other women who live there; her only friend is so self-centred that is no support at all her, on the contrary she feeds Millie's anger and sadness. For 200 pages Millie goes in cycles of finally deciding to sort her life out and then falling back into her old ways as her mental health worsens. While the emotions expressed in this book are very real, they are maybe too real for many people right now and this book contains too much of it, short as it is. I wouldn't recommend to anyone struggling with employment, mental health or alcoholism, but if self-pity is your thing, then you might enjoy this.
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes