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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've had this book sitting on my to-read shelf for quite awhile and I finally went out to a second hand store and bought the book. I'm very happy I didn't pay full price either. The chapters were dragged out and extremely long and I found that the movie was so much better then the book. My mind would wander like crazy. I probably would not recommend this book to somebody. Especially if you have watched the movie.
As a nyc transplant the amount of times she got lost really made me feel at home
fast-paced
One of the few situations where I prefer the movie. I thought it was repetitive and poorly written (which is surprising, considering the author went to an Ivy League school), and I ended up hating most of the characters.
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
I read this when I was young and upon rereading it I remembered how grating the main character was for me. The plot is mostly driven by her own lack of self-knowledge and introspection. She is quite self-sabotaging and blaming others for her misery. The resolution of the book is that she stops self-sabotaging. The glamour was a nice touch. The fatphobia, both internalised and expressed by other characters, and being shamed for eating (MC) was not a great headspace for me. The cost of glamour (financially , mentally and physically) is a big theme in this book, but it doesn't go anywhere. Meh read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Good story line. I found myself constantly irritated with the characters though. Everybody was insensitive and selfish. Even family and friends of the main character, Andrea, were judgmental and harsh. It seemed like nobody was on her side. Even Andy was hard on herself and was never once angry at the people who "cared" about her for being jerks. On an unrelated note this book made me want to drink a lot of diet soda and pick up cigarette smoking again. The ending seemed very quick, but more enjoyable than most of the rest of the book which felt like a constant barrage of abuse and anxiety on the poor main character. Overall I liked the book but I wouldn't read it again. It's a far cry from the movie, which was at least funny sometimes.
This is hot garbağe, the film was better x
(This book has way too much casual racism and fatphobia)
The writing in this is so privileged I found it annoying. Even Lily (who is black!) drunk drove, almost died as a result of a head on collision she caused with another driver who somehow had minimal injuries and got off with community service and AA meetings or something. Her friends were shit in the film and even shitter in the book but so was Andrea tbh. The script for the film is a masterpiece compared to this crap.
(This book has way too much casual racism and fatphobia)