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kelseylaine94 's review for:
Luckiest Girl Alive
by Jessica Knoll
4.5 stars
I think a lot of people missed the point a bit with this one. Ani is a very unlikable character, she's supposed to be. At the beginning of the book, it's very easy to hate her, but you have to remember that half of the narration is through the mind of a 14 year old girl living a pretty privileged life, of course, she's going to be a little asshole. Then, once you find out everything she went through at that young age and how much trauma and anger she still holds inside her, it's easy to understand why she is the way she is. Adult Ani is doing everything she can to protect child Ani and find her happiness even though she questions if she even deserves happiness. It creates a good juxtaposition because you want to give her sympathy because of all she went through, but she's such a crappy person that it's difficult to feel bad for her. Overall, I liked the book, but there are some heavy triggers that caused me to step away from it occasionally. I think the essay from the author really helps to put the whole book into perspective too.
I think a lot of people missed the point a bit with this one. Ani is a very unlikable character, she's supposed to be. At the beginning of the book, it's very easy to hate her, but you have to remember that half of the narration is through the mind of a 14 year old girl living a pretty privileged life, of course, she's going to be a little asshole. Then, once you find out everything she went through at that young age and how much trauma and anger she still holds inside her, it's easy to understand why she is the way she is. Adult Ani is doing everything she can to protect child Ani and find her happiness even though she questions if she even deserves happiness. It creates a good juxtaposition because you want to give her sympathy because of all she went through, but she's such a crappy person that it's difficult to feel bad for her. Overall, I liked the book, but there are some heavy triggers that caused me to step away from it occasionally. I think the essay from the author really helps to put the whole book into perspective too.