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Would I recommend this book for just anyone? Nope. Was it exactly what I was looking for? Yup.
I wish this book followed some queer women (maybe for the next book, "Three More Women"??) and didn't have a reference to the character's weight and how it is or is not perfect in every single gd chapter. But other than those things that I'm pretty used to having to overlook in most forms of media, I really enjoyed this book.
I wish this book followed some queer women (maybe for the next book, "Three More Women"??) and didn't have a reference to the character's weight and how it is or is not perfect in every single gd chapter. But other than those things that I'm pretty used to having to overlook in most forms of media, I really enjoyed this book.
If you're looking for a book about an actual fat person (at a certain point it is revealed that she is able to squeeze herself into size small shapewear--that's not a fat person. She's a person who struggles with a specific area of her body) who is empowered in their life or becomes empowered in their fat life at home in their body--this is not the book for you.
This book and the hours and hours spent with the main character's negative self talk (to put it mildly) has really affected me. I'm not going to say that it undid all the years worth of effort I put into loving myself but I can say that I'm not doing great and I haven't been doing great the whole time I was reading this.
This book and the hours and hours spent with the main character's negative self talk (to put it mildly) has really affected me. I'm not going to say that it undid all the years worth of effort I put into loving myself but I can say that I'm not doing great and I haven't been doing great the whole time I was reading this.
If you would have asked me if I was loving the new book I was reading, I probably would have said, "I guess so. It's fine." But I couldn't stop myself from reading it. It was calling to me every time I had to put it down and I was constantly wondering what would happen next. So, Split-Level was obviously way better than "It's fine." But the pull was subtle... which was honestly perfect.
It's a look into the way that many women are often carried along throughout their lives without the expectations that they might want to steer their own ship. Alex is in the process of being floated along--moved at the whims of other people. Her husband, her parents, her in-laws, all without much questioning. Without much joy or passion, either. Until she starts to slowly recognize what's happening and she's forced to make a choice--will she continue along in this life where everything is decided for her or will she break the flow and live a life on her own terms?
I read this book right after I finished "Three Women" by Lisa Taddeo and I feel like they were an excellent pairing.
It's a look into the way that many women are often carried along throughout their lives without the expectations that they might want to steer their own ship. Alex is in the process of being floated along--moved at the whims of other people. Her husband, her parents, her in-laws, all without much questioning. Without much joy or passion, either. Until she starts to slowly recognize what's happening and she's forced to make a choice--will she continue along in this life where everything is decided for her or will she break the flow and live a life on her own terms?
I read this book right after I finished "Three Women" by Lisa Taddeo and I feel like they were an excellent pairing.
Dear Edward tells a really incredible story with not only a captivating premise (plane crash, one survivor) but also a lot of beauty and heart about the way that humans connect to one another--even if they're strangers on a plane.
There's a mystery that only Edward can solve--but he's got to rebuild himself in order to solve it. Or does he need to solve the mystery in order to rebuild himself? Either way, there's a lot of work to be done.
Though I wouldn't necessarily shelve this in YA, it is going to be a great read for a YA audience or anyone who loves a really good coming of age story--particularly for anyone who was a fan of Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker or Paper Towns by John Green.
There's a mystery that only Edward can solve--but he's got to rebuild himself in order to solve it. Or does he need to solve the mystery in order to rebuild himself? Either way, there's a lot of work to be done.
Though I wouldn't necessarily shelve this in YA, it is going to be a great read for a YA audience or anyone who loves a really good coming of age story--particularly for anyone who was a fan of Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker or Paper Towns by John Green.