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A review by scentedcandle
Enter Title Here by Naomi Kanakia
4.0
This book has been a quick read to me, but some parts of it weighed heavily. I started out disliking the main character, to feeling concerned for her, to being sad for what she's going through, to rooting for her, then disliking her again. Just when I thought she was making progress, she regresses back to her behavior at the beginning of the book.
I like the pacing of the book. It kept me engaged in the story I literally read it in half a day even though it's 300 or so pages. The main character's downward spiral halfway made me sad for a fictional character. I couldn't imagine myself or anyone I know going through that.
Here are come of the quotes that I especially liked:
"I'll realize that life is only a series of moments. And that I've wasted a dozen yyears of those moments by contantly looking ahead and wishing that some other moment would arrive. I'll realize that I never got to enjoy the things I had because I kept wishing for things that I didn't yet have. And I'll realize that even if I get everyting I want... I'll immediately find somthing new to want. I'll realize that I've wasted my life."
"It's poisonous to hold a position you didn't earn."
"One more over-groomed study machine who can regurgitate facts but can't think critically."
"I work harder than everyone. And there's nothing I won't do. But I;m still not a success. I'm not good enough."
"And give yourself a break. I know that good things will happen for you."
"You're telling a story about a girl who's forced to deal with the fact that she's not really special. And it's a good story. But it's not your story. You're still in the process of becoming an amazing person."
I like the pacing of the book. It kept me engaged in the story I literally read it in half a day even though it's 300 or so pages. The main character's downward spiral halfway made me sad for a fictional character. I couldn't imagine myself or anyone I know going through that.
Here are come of the quotes that I especially liked:
"I'll realize that life is only a series of moments. And that I've wasted a dozen yyears of those moments by contantly looking ahead and wishing that some other moment would arrive. I'll realize that I never got to enjoy the things I had because I kept wishing for things that I didn't yet have. And I'll realize that even if I get everyting I want... I'll immediately find somthing new to want. I'll realize that I've wasted my life."
"It's poisonous to hold a position you didn't earn."
"One more over-groomed study machine who can regurgitate facts but can't think critically."
"I work harder than everyone. And there's nothing I won't do. But I;m still not a success. I'm not good enough."
"And give yourself a break. I know that good things will happen for you."
"You're telling a story about a girl who's forced to deal with the fact that she's not really special. And it's a good story. But it's not your story. You're still in the process of becoming an amazing person."