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jadelange's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
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
2.0
cabbagecakes's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mollyjennifer's review against another edition
dark
fast-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
2.5
isa_araujo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
cf93's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is wildly unhinged but I very much enjoyed reading it.
Irina’s narrative voice is unreliable, deeply cynical, manipulative, sociopathic, and darkly funny.
I appreciated the way the author built genuine and thoughtful sociocultural commentary on gender roles and power structures into this book in a thought provoking (but not heavy-handed) way despite said commentary coming from the voice of an absolute maniac.
Irina’s narrative voice is unreliable, deeply cynical, manipulative, sociopathic, and darkly funny.
I appreciated the way the author built genuine and thoughtful sociocultural commentary on gender roles and power structures into this book in a thought provoking (but not heavy-handed) way despite said commentary coming from the voice of an absolute maniac.
lillyrb's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hannahgodfrey38's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
3.0
can’t work out if i liked this, felt a bit slow to start but there was enough to keep me intrigued to keep reading
justinkhchen's review against another edition
5.0
4.75 stars
Unfiltered, deranged, and wholly resonating, I've been reading Boy Parts on and off for well over a year—even though it didn't fully hook me at the start (also wasn't obviously bad or boring enough to DNF), something clicked in its second half and I was completely onboard for the drug-induced acid trip and devoured it in mere days. If you enjoyed Maeve Fly by CJ Leede, one can almost call this the distant British older cousin (this was released in 2020), sharing a similar DNA of female rage, and descends into grotesque madness.
Unfiltered, deranged, and wholly resonating, I've been reading Boy Parts on and off for well over a year—even though it didn't fully hook me at the start (also wasn't obviously bad or boring enough to DNF), something clicked in its second half and I was completely onboard for the drug-induced acid trip and devoured it in mere days. If you enjoyed Maeve Fly by CJ Leede, one can almost call this the distant British older cousin (this was released in 2020), sharing a similar DNA of female rage, and descends into grotesque madness.