Scan barcode
A review by kloopo
Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill
5.0
This is a rare example of a book that really lives up to its hype - I went in thinking 'can it be that good, REALLY?' and yes, it really can! I couldn't put it down.
First and foremost, Only Ever Yours is an absorbing story that leaves you wondering what's happening to the characters whenever you're not reading. It's also a a razor-sharp and incredibly accessible spin on a Handmaid's Tale-esque dystopia, in which girls ('eves') are valued only as mothers, sex objects, or virgins. Sound disturbingly familiar, like an exaggeration of attitudes we see in real life? The same goes for the rest of the novel. As frieda, our sixteen-year-old protagonist, and her classmates are trained for their future roles, some of the dialogue in this appearance- reality show- and social media-obsessed lives feels horribly well-observed, straight from the real world. The love interest side of the story is sensitively done, and there's also a nasty twist at the end.
A book that everyone should read.
First and foremost, Only Ever Yours is an absorbing story that leaves you wondering what's happening to the characters whenever you're not reading. It's also a a razor-sharp and incredibly accessible spin on a Handmaid's Tale-esque dystopia, in which girls ('eves') are valued only as mothers, sex objects, or virgins. Sound disturbingly familiar, like an exaggeration of attitudes we see in real life? The same goes for the rest of the novel. As frieda, our sixteen-year-old protagonist, and her classmates are trained for their future roles, some of the dialogue in this appearance- reality show- and social media-obsessed lives feels horribly well-observed, straight from the real world. The love interest side of the story is sensitively done, and there's also a nasty twist at the end.
A book that everyone should read.