A review by kaileehaong
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

medium-paced

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

3.0

There are definitely elements to like here—strong writing, strong character development, but the protagonist is so insufferable it’s hard to really enjoy everything that’s going on here. Another thing I personally struggled with was the constant jumping back and forth between timelines, sometimes indicated with a paragraph break, sometimes a stylized break, and other times an entirely new chapter. It was occasionally hard to follow. Lastly, I really enjoyed the pace of the novel for the first 2/3. The final third felt really rushed to wrap things up, and they wrapped up too neatly for a character like this one.