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A review by pagesbyheidi
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride
4.0
“who am i talking to? who am i talking to now?”
i think this was a book that i needed to read. i don’t think it is a book i will read again.
the element that jumps out to me immediately is the way the prose is written. it feels like a stream of consciousness, and while that is something hard to get used to and adjust to, it really worked during difficult moments.
i also think the very clever way that the author deteriorated the prose during specific scenes, like using sporadic capital letters or misspelt words, conveyed the panic of the narrator very well.
mcbride told the story fantastically, and i think it was a story that was needed to be told. but it was not one i enjoyed. from a literary viewpoint, an incredible story that tackled extremely triggering and hard topics in a way that comes across as very genuine. but from the viewpoint of someone who has zero idea about the contents of the book, it was a hard journey.
i would not personally recommend this book, as it was such an emotionally challenging read, but i do believe it is a book that is very important to read.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
i think this was a book that i needed to read. i don’t think it is a book i will read again.
the element that jumps out to me immediately is the way the prose is written. it feels like a stream of consciousness, and while that is something hard to get used to and adjust to, it really worked during difficult moments.
i also think the very clever way that the author deteriorated the prose during specific scenes, like using sporadic capital letters or misspelt words, conveyed the panic of the narrator very well.
mcbride told the story fantastically, and i think it was a story that was needed to be told. but it was not one i enjoyed. from a literary viewpoint, an incredible story that tackled extremely triggering and hard topics in a way that comes across as very genuine. but from the viewpoint of someone who has zero idea about the contents of the book, it was a hard journey.
i would not personally recommend this book, as it was such an emotionally challenging read, but i do believe it is a book that is very important to read.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5