A review by clovetra
Jagged Little Pill by Eric Smith

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

well i will say this defo was out my comfort zone (only i will get this joke because storygraph recommended me this as “out of my comfort zone)
i didn’t realise that jagged little pill had been made into a book, and tbh i love me some morrissette so i was like “🤷 why not”
i haven’t seen the musical, and honestly ive never fully listened to the album (sue me) so this opinion is solely about the book
i will say this book HEAVVIVILLYYY leans into the YA genre. at sometimes it was a bit of a yawn but tbh because i went in with literally zero expectations i didn’t find it as egregious as i have with many other books
the characters felt a bit one dimensional at times, and incredibly daft at other times. yes you can shit on me and say “oh they’re teens” ok i was a teen and i wasn’t as stupid as frankie was for 95% of this book
sorry frankie was quite grating she pissed me tf off!!!!!!!!!!
i know this is to be expected when the book is literally based on morissette’s album but i loved all the little references to her & the album! all the little lyrics were cute
i mean i feel like i don’t have much to say? this was not a very “deep” book. very surface level, and sometimes that’s ok!
themes & tropes are a bit overdone but tbh the book didn’t go in claiming it was the most inventive literature to grace the planet so yet again i’m not mad. that’s probably because i had fun reading this because it was so….. easy? light?
my ass has a kidney infection rn so i didn’t want to have to read something super high brow. and this did the job!
i feel like if i read this at any other point in my life i would rate this lower but honestly it did its job! i’m pleased!
i will say though i would never read this again. maybe see the musical, sure. defo listen to the original album. but reread this? i’ll pass xxx
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