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A review by dontforgetthelights
The Modern by Anna Kate Blair
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A lot of thinking and not a lot of doing, which I know is the point but anywayssss
The side characters felt one dimensional and honestly all the same, which again probably also reflects on our narrator - just not what I enjoy reading. A lot of Sophia's musings did resonate with me, having some similar lived exp riences but ngl I found that this book just wasn't what I was looking for, though the blurb does describe it fairly accurately so that's on me. Lowkey the bit I was most interested in was the sex scene cause it was the first time anything significant had happened in the book, though I usually find these parts least engaging. I would have liked a more concrete ending.
The side characters felt one dimensional and honestly all the same, which again probably also reflects on our narrator - just not what I enjoy reading. A lot of Sophia's musings did resonate with me, having some similar lived exp riences but ngl I found that this book just wasn't what I was looking for, though the blurb does describe it fairly accurately so that's on me. Lowkey the bit I was most interested in was the sex scene cause it was the first time anything significant had happened in the book, though I usually find these parts least engaging. I would have liked a more concrete ending.