This was a very interesting read and it felt very unique. The writing is mostly great; I highlighted so many quotes that will stay with me. I liked that it was written as a memoir and that the main character, Dorothy, was unlikable but still very engaging. I also liked that it's very visceral with its descriptions of murder and cannibalism; that's where the horror elements come in and they made me feel a bit nauseous here and there, so that was well done. 

However, it didn't give me that 5-star feeling. Because of the way that it's told, it often made me feel disconnected. It can also be sooo meandering. I found myself glazing over paragraphs or entire pages about shit I didn't care about until I got to the good stuff (her thoughts, her backstory, etc.). Also, I reiterate that this character was (very) unlikable. She was pretentious so the writing is pretentious as well, and she was extremely full of herself. She was very proudly a piece of shit and did I mention she liked to fuck? Cause she certainly does, at least twice every other paragraph. 

My thing is that when you're killing men just because you're a psychopath and want to eat them, you're just as despicable as any man who does depraved shit just because they want to and can. I don't feel like the writing was trying to make me consider her a girl boss and feminist icon, cause she isn't, but I can see why a lot of people did feel that way about her and liked her for it. I think Dorothy manipulates the reader with her feminist quotes, and unapologetic, matter-of-fact attitude about the kind of awful person she is and the fact that she actively chooses to be that way. I don't respect anything about that and don't have any inclination to praise her as a character. She was engaging, though, I give her that.