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starfish_endymion's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A series of cutting reflections from a writer exploring familial bonds, identity and her relationship to creativity and lying. The book is divided into a series of non-linear anecdotes linked by a common theme and delivered with a sardonic wit that makes for a really fun read. Though it started to drag a bit in the final quarter, the penultimate chapter did a great job of tying remaining thematic threads together for a satisfying conclusion. Despite the ambiguity around the narrator's character, I feel like I really understood Vero as a person by the end. Definitely the sort of book that merits a second readthrough. If you like Sayaka Murata's work, you'll for sure like this!
Content Warnings
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
elliebasta's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Racial slurs
lianne_rooney's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lost on Me is an Italian coming of age story. It's a slippery work of auto fiction where the unreliable narrator makes it difficult to determine what is true, what is untrue, and what has been embellished and polished to make a better story. I think part of the book's purpose is to ask the reader if it really matters. What stood out in this novel was Vero's voice - wry, witty and self-deprecating - which I loved, and the larger than life characters, including her anxious and neurotic mother and her decidedly eccentric father. This made for a quick and entertaining read, albeit one that, as I discovered when I started to write this review, lacked any staying power for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment
schadenfreudes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This autofiction is a complicated and great read because it showed that our past shaped our present and future more than we imagined. I love how Veronica Raimo wrote the character to be unreliable and hard to predict.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual harassment
desireewoodwhite's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual harassment
loui's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
izzybell's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
bleepbloop's review against another edition
funny
4.5
really liked this. light-hearted and elusive. a funny, Gen x Italian female proust. content warning for Mommy Issues lol
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual harassment
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Veronica Raimo’s Lost on Me is the very essence of autofiction—memories and lies intermixing until even the narrator doesn’t know what’s true anymore. This excellent plotless novel is a string of chaotically funny anecdotes woven with a handful of intimate moments. Just like when you speak with a scatterbrained friend, there are lots of tangents, but Raimo’s transitions are so smooth you hardly notice, let alone care. It’s Sheila Heti meets Fleabag. There’s neurotic parents, teenage horniness, sibling rivalry (and bonding), and, at the end of the day, the central character doesn’t really know who she is at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Mental illness
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, and Car accident