A review by pinotconnoir
The Pisces by Melissa Broder

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The writer is a good writer. The premise is certainly interesting. I love weird books- I really do- but I just couldn’t get past the MC’s selfishness and lack of care for living creatures.  I get that the book is a metaphor for love addiction/ depression/ loneliness/ mental illness, but I was left at the end feeling like “what was the point of this?”  The concept was unique and cool, the MC was easy to stay with, but I was really upset by the ending.  I know people who are horrible exist, but at this point in my life, I didn’t enjoy reading about one.  3.5 because the writing style and prose is really good and at times very funny. I was just too disturbed by the animal cruelty.  That includes
merman schlong. I could very much handle the schlong but dog neglect? No thank you. 
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