A review by haleynaley
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler

dark informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The pace and plot of this book were too slow for me, and in saying they were too slow, I mean to say that they were nonexistent. Danler's writing was gorgeous, but I couldn't care less about Tess, or her relationship with the intellectual bad boy, or with the snobby mother figure in this book. I didn't mind reading about her story, per se, but I was left thinking, "what was the point?". I would pick up another work by Stephanie Danler, since I liked her writing style so much. 
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