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saestrah's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A free advanced reading copy of this title was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review:
While full of pretentous characters who think they're much smarter than they really are (as many twenty-odd year olds do), I did enjoy this book. It reflected a lot of my own struggles of leaving behind what I knew as home in search of something bigger, but took on a character arc I've not seen often, where the writer intentionally starts of with an interesting character feeling isolated from the world, and makes her conform to society and become, literally, a 'basic bitch.' Unfortunately, I think the constant references to other texts could only work so much, and by the end of the book felt over-done. Additionally, if the references are unfamiliar to the reader, then the entire exchange is rendered meaningless and makes the characters' pseudo-intellectualism more frustrating than endearing.
While full of pretentous characters who think they're much smarter than they really are (as many twenty-odd year olds do), I did enjoy this book. It reflected a lot of my own struggles of leaving behind what I knew as home in search of something bigger, but took on a character arc I've not seen often, where the writer intentionally starts of with an interesting character feeling isolated from the world, and makes her conform to society and become, literally, a 'basic bitch.' Unfortunately, I think the constant references to other texts could only work so much, and by the end of the book felt over-done. Additionally, if the references are unfamiliar to the reader, then the entire exchange is rendered meaningless and makes the characters' pseudo-intellectualism more frustrating than endearing.
bookishmornings's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
vapourwavey's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
while reading this, i deviated from giving this either 2 stars or 3.5 stars and settled on a solid 2.5. there are some really funny moments of brilliance in this novel - however, the characters are so deeply unlikable that it made parts a bit difficult to get through (i'm looking directly at you peter). by the time i was nearing the conclusion, i had to start pushing myself to finish - and then all of a sudden it just ends? what.
lene_kretzsch's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jstor's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5