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A review by caspertheeghost
Seeing Other People by Diana Reid
5.0
4.5 stars
queer litfic set in sydney over the summer hello!!!! feels like this book was written for me and me alone. from beach trips to enmore sharehouses it felt so authentic and romanticised in such a fun, indulgent way.
it was also interesting reading post-pandemic fiction, though i did think there was so much more thay could have been done with that idea, especially in a book so focused on human connection. seems like it was brought up a couple times without the implications or any real depth beyond not being able to work, and it kind of lost some of it's force.
i'm conflicted on my rating because i did love the story, and i think it'll stick with me for a long time, but i just couldn't get over some of the cringey dialogue where it was trying so hard to be profound and sound clever. i think reid's writing would improve if she stopped pigeon-holing herself as australia's answer to sally rooney (though i think they're both incredible writers).
queer litfic set in sydney over the summer hello!!!! feels like this book was written for me and me alone. from beach trips to enmore sharehouses it felt so authentic and romanticised in such a fun, indulgent way.
it was also interesting reading post-pandemic fiction, though i did think there was so much more thay could have been done with that idea, especially in a book so focused on human connection. seems like it was brought up a couple times without the implications or any real depth beyond not being able to work, and it kind of lost some of it's force.
i'm conflicted on my rating because i did love the story, and i think it'll stick with me for a long time, but i just couldn't get over some of the cringey dialogue where it was trying so hard to be profound and sound clever. i think reid's writing would improve if she stopped pigeon-holing herself as australia's answer to sally rooney (though i think they're both incredible writers).