A review by 5_doogwood_drive
Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Jesus fuck, I don't know. It's exceptional, I'm not sure if exceptionally bad or good, but it's something. You won't like it if you hate Sally Rooney. And there's definitely way more sex than needed, even if the book is about sexual dynamics and stuff. Also too little sapphic stuff, I bought this because it was in the LGBTQ section of the book store, I wasn't really expecting reading so much about the sexual prowess of a straight guy. Still, there's something there, a real feeling, a real conflict, and the fact I'm still fighting with myself about this inspite of all the above... maybe I don't like rating books based on what's bad about them. 

The book only makes sense if you assume Nathan actually did something bad to the woman who sued him.
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