A review by adribarnett
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman

2.0

I am positive massive themes of this book went straight over my head, but this was potentially the most boring book I've ever read, so I have no interest in going back and re-reading it.

Our protagonist, A, lives with a creepy roommate who wants to emulate everything about her and has the world's worst boyfriend. The first 60% of this book is just rattling along inside of A's head, inuring the reader to her shitty life, her eating disorder, and her neuroticism. Along the way, some strange and potentially connected incidents happen, involving a lot of white sheets, an abandoned house, some disturbing commercials, and the world's cruelest dating show.

As A gets sucked more and more into the mystery, the book evolves from a little bit off to deeply bizarre. The final act was thrilling in content, and I still needed a nap halfway through because the prose is BORING.

Would not recommend. I should have quit while I was ahead.