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A review by shhchar
Dirty Rush by Taylor Bell
2.0
I picked up this book because it was 1) on the discounted table and 2) I pledged a sorority this past semester. It was a short, painless read that I don't regret, but I definitely didn't take anything away from it.
I couldn't tell if this was supposed to be a satire or a definitive representation of Greek life (as many of the back-flap reviews claimed.) It certainly was not a representation of what I have experienced, but overall, the novel was filled with unlikable characters and unbelievably absurd situations. The only section I really liked was their so-called hell week and the random tasks the characters had to partake, however, like most situations in this book, they completed all their 'difficult' with little resistance. College, like life, is not just a breeze.
After that segment ended, the book became like any other sorority vengeance tale. I think I read the same plot in middle school. The end wrapped everything up surprisingly well and I wish the rest of the novel had followed the end's trajectory. Dirty Rush was too rushed to be unique in its representation of Greek life.
I couldn't tell if this was supposed to be a satire or a definitive representation of Greek life (as many of the back-flap reviews claimed.) It certainly was not a representation of what I have experienced, but overall, the novel was filled with unlikable characters and unbelievably absurd situations. The only section I really liked was their so-called hell week and the random tasks the characters had to partake, however, like most situations in this book, they completed all their 'difficult' with little resistance. College, like life, is not just a breeze.
After that segment ended, the book became like any other sorority vengeance tale. I think I read the same plot in middle school. The end wrapped everything up surprisingly well and I wish the rest of the novel had followed the end's trajectory. Dirty Rush was too rushed to be unique in its representation of Greek life.