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A review by alicewonders
Little Stalker: A Novel by Jennifer Belle
2.0
What a weird, funny little book!
I really enjoyed the ride, and it was super funny, in a very unique way. Her inner dialogue is such a great little insight into her character.
That said, the main character says some SHIT!!!!! Holy wow she has a racist brain.
I was really REALLY hoping for an arc of her emotional and social growth in this regard - it happens in all other regards.
So now I'm just not sure if it was a swing-and-miss attempt to add to the character's strangeness, or the author's true brain.... which is a scary idea.
A few examples:
"My inner Jap had made a surprise attack on my inner Pearl Harbor"
'Without moving your head, how many fingers am I holding up?' I slid my eyes over like an Egyptian"
I was very uncomfortable, and honestly, I've stopped reading books like this in the past, but it seemed so probable that she would improve in this arena.... disappointing that it wasn't even ADDRESSED.
I really enjoyed the ride, and it was super funny, in a very unique way. Her inner dialogue is such a great little insight into her character.
That said, the main character says some SHIT!!!!! Holy wow she has a racist brain.
I was really REALLY hoping for an arc of her emotional and social growth in this regard - it happens in all other regards.
So now I'm just not sure if it was a swing-and-miss attempt to add to the character's strangeness, or the author's true brain.... which is a scary idea.
A few examples:
"My inner Jap had made a surprise attack on my inner Pearl Harbor"
'Without moving your head, how many fingers am I holding up?' I slid my eyes over like an Egyptian"
I was very uncomfortable, and honestly, I've stopped reading books like this in the past, but it seemed so probable that she would improve in this arena.... disappointing that it wasn't even ADDRESSED.