A review by trisjannessa
The Pisces by Melissa Broder

dark emotional reflective sad 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

2.5

Um ok. So. Yeah.

If this was any less well written, I never would've been able to make it through with this MC because...wow I hated her. She's a terrible person and I really couldn't relate to her relationship/love/men struggles or the choices she made. And that's not what this book is about, except on a surface level it totally is. 

Add to that the whole storyline with the dog and just....no. Not ok. As a new pet owner I couldn't stomach this and it gave me awful anxiety. I didn't even want to read it.

All of these things being said, there was something compelling about this book that I can't necessarily put my finger on. Maybe it's just that everything else I've read this month has been so overwhelmingly bad that this one stood out as "not as bad", but something about it kept me intrigued even though I low key hated every individual aspect of it.
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