A review by slimeswords
The Pisces by Melissa Broder

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

a gorgeous tale (tail?) exploring  the horrors that come from loving love more than you love yourself, or anything else. i almost stopped reading a few times, first from fatphobia and then from the discomfort of seeing myself in the narrator’s desperation. i’m so glad i kept on. everything sits perfectly balanced on the rocky edge- between self-destruction and growth,  judgment and empathy, fantasy and reality, love and hate. the ending was pitch perfect.
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