A review by pixiecircle
Chlorine by Jade Song

funny sad tense medium-paced

4.5

this is not like the vegetarian at all, nor is it really a "sapphic romance." that being said, i thought the writing was excellent and intentional-- yes, it's a bit silly for a 16/17-year-old girl to be acting the way she's acting, but to me, that's the point. at 17, i felt emotions far more strongly, i believed myself far more intelligent than i was, and i thought i was the most self-aware person on the planet. this novel captures that perfectly, without feeling too cringey or "how do you do fellow kids" about it. ren, the narrator, is not a particularly likable person, nor is she the worst person in the world. i still found her compelling, and the read to be fantastic.