I enjoyed the insights on gender and sexuality and stuff.

But I didn’t really get the story. The back of the book says is a darkly comedic story, but there isn’t really anything funny about it. It’s kinda just annoying. I have no idea if I’m supposed to like the protagonist, but I really don’t, she is so obsessed with what is punk and what isn’t. She’s also just a terrible person, which is probably the point, but I can’t really tell if the author wants me to think that. I guess she does, but then that leaves me wondering how I’m to resonate or empathize with her feelings or anything.

I also feel like the author spent a lot of time trying to flex her literary knowledge with references to esteemed works, but immediately shits on them because “the patriarchy”. Was weird to me.

This was recommended to me by a friend and I’m glad to have read it, but it was also very annoying to read.