Scan barcode
A review by lillanaa
Fight Like a Girl by Sheena Kamal
2.0
This book was received as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is a difficult one for me, because I may not have the cultural background to understand what's going on, but I can definitely say that it was a weird read. It was alright, short and to the point, but... There was a lot going on. Too much, in my opinion, for one book to handle. Something feels shallow about it, despite content matter, like it wants to be more than it is but just can't make it happen. The writing style is a bit of a jumble, and hard to follow at times, too, making it difficult to keep track of all the things that are happening.
The characters also aren't altogether believable to me, a mishmash of traits rather than actual characters; though this could be unreliable narrator syndrome. They seem boring at best, and absolute monsters for no real reason at worst. The only real climax of the book seems hollow, through a fever dream, and doesn't even really feel like anything in the end.
I'm trying to finish this out with something I enjoy, because ragging on books isn't my style, but this one just wasn't for me. It may be that I don't fit the demographic the author is trying to reach, and that's fine, but I couldn't follow it.
This is a difficult one for me, because I may not have the cultural background to understand what's going on, but I can definitely say that it was a weird read. It was alright, short and to the point, but... There was a lot going on. Too much, in my opinion, for one book to handle. Something feels shallow about it, despite content matter, like it wants to be more than it is but just can't make it happen. The writing style is a bit of a jumble, and hard to follow at times, too, making it difficult to keep track of all the things that are happening.
The characters also aren't altogether believable to me, a mishmash of traits rather than actual characters; though this could be unreliable narrator syndrome. They seem boring at best, and absolute monsters for no real reason at worst. The only real climax of the book seems hollow, through a fever dream, and doesn't even really feel like anything in the end.
I'm trying to finish this out with something I enjoy, because ragging on books isn't my style, but this one just wasn't for me. It may be that I don't fit the demographic the author is trying to reach, and that's fine, but I couldn't follow it.