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laurenbachman7 's review for:
The Female of the Species
by Mindy McGinnis
Overall rating: 2.5/5 stars.
This book was kinda weird. I didn't hate it, it was just kinda... "well okay then." I do not think any of the characters are truly believable or could pass as real people. They uphold a stereotypical small town attitude that is frustrating and narrow-minded. As a book that claims to examine rape culture in a contemporary way, there sure is a lot of unabashed slut-shaming and careless interactions. Is that the point? I don't know, but if it is, then it is not doing its job. These characters had some poor morals.
The main character, Alex, is... weird. The way she sees her violent personality as if she can't control it at all, thinks she can't be around society because she's dangerous, and how she frequently considers herself a caged animal being let loose is weird. Girl you need HELP??? You're out here literally murdering people out of revenge and claim you don't know if you can stop it?? Get a grip and get help.
The plot was disappointing, too. Throughout the whole thing I wasn't sure what the actual plot was. There were plenty of subplots, but I wasn't sure if this was a mystery, a romance, coming-of-age, or what. There was an explosive ending that once again just made me go "...well okay then."
This book was kinda weird. I didn't hate it, it was just kinda... "well okay then." I do not think any of the characters are truly believable or could pass as real people. They uphold a stereotypical small town attitude that is frustrating and narrow-minded. As a book that claims to examine rape culture in a contemporary way, there sure is a lot of unabashed slut-shaming and careless interactions. Is that the point? I don't know, but if it is, then it is not doing its job. These characters had some poor morals.
The main character, Alex, is... weird. The way she sees her violent personality as if she can't control it at all, thinks she can't be around society because she's dangerous, and how she frequently considers herself a caged animal being let loose is weird. Girl you need HELP??? You're out here literally murdering people out of revenge and claim you don't know if you can stop it?? Get a grip and get help.
The plot was disappointing, too. Throughout the whole thing I wasn't sure what the actual plot was. There were plenty of subplots, but I wasn't sure if this was a mystery, a romance, coming-of-age, or what. There was an explosive ending that once again just made me go "...well okay then."