coolcatalycat's reviews
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3.5

my brother wanted me to read this so badly. it was actually enjoyable, although i picked it up at the worst possible time, the day before my bestfriend passed away. so i didn't read for this whole month and only decided to continue it yesterday and I got through it pretty quickly. its fucking weird though how this is the book I picked up and its literally about the main character's childhood bestfriend dying.

there was nothing necessarily wrong with this book, it was pretty fast paced, with some slow moments but it was just a little underwhelming for me. maybe because my brother kept telling me I would be shocked by the ending. but it honestly didn't surprise me. its just about a stalker, right?

i don't know but I like that this story focuses a lot on how one moment, action or decision can change your life forever. its something i've been thinking a lot about recently.

Anyways, this was probably the worst month of my life and i'm sad i didn't push myself to read much this month because it is extremely therapeutic. but i'm look forward to picking it up again, i feel my escapism coming back out.

As much as I believed I wasn't enjoying this while reading it, in the end, it made me smile. I realized that i was very intrigued even if at times, there were some aspects or parts of the novel that I didn't enjoy as much as others. i think what made me enjoy this book was its message and overall creativity. What are we without history? What are we without the earth? Nothing.

This was my first novel by this author. From the moment I saw this book, I knew I wanted to read it, it sounded so interesting. Its not what i expected but i do not regret reading it. It taught me things and reminded me of what we came from. Oh, how I wish we lived in a world without power, corruption and money.

it was super interesting, i'm not sure if i'd recommend it to everyone but it was definitely a unique read and I say read whatever you feel a pull towards. i really liked the characters, the story and the overall message. the writing captured my attention right away, it was really beautifully written. what i really didn't like though was the structure. it made the book harder to read and to follow which is why i'm not sure if i'd recommend reading it.

i actually enjoyed this more than I thought i would. i cant believe i've only read sylvia plath now?!!! the writing was beautiful [THE FIG TREE !!!!!) and i love esther, shes so slay <3

what a beautiful story, im so sad it’s over :( this was such a pleasure to read, so wholesome but also heartbreaking.

my edition consisted of illustrations that captivated me and brought the story to life

imagine if she didn’t write normal people after this

i usually do my reviews right after i finish reading a book to get my thoughts out, but i fully had to read a few reddit posts before even getting my thoughts together because i was so fucking confused. it started off slow and was hard to get into but i was so intrigued and the premise sounded good as well. It got really good when things started getting pretty intense and then it kinda flopped again towards the end. i love twisted media like this but i hate when it tries so hard to be an analogy to the point where you are confused but not in a good way. you're just sitting there like "what the hell am i watching" or "what am i reading right now".

i know i sound like i hate this book, but i really don't. it was right up my alley and the writing was so good but i had to think way too hard to read this book. when I read books like these, i want to close the page and be like "holy shit what the hell" and go into deep dives on reddit about it. I did go on reddit, but for a different reason.

I kind of want to re read this? but i also don't. its rare for me to rr so i feel like its not worth wasting my time over but i also know everything about the book now which will allow me to read it with a better understanding and to hopefully rate it higher. im convinced this is a book you have to read twice to be amazed (which should't be the case but ill allow it for this one, we'll see). i just really liked the unreliable narration and can find a deeper appreciation for it by reading it again... but do i really want to?

that was a fun little entry, idk why i sounded very angry in this one but im just so confused on what i feel towards this

also, this was super gay, right?

edit: i take back what i said, if these reddit theories are real then this book was amazing and complex

dnf @ 48% i tried to give this a chance but i really couldn’t connect with it being in 3rd person which is really hit or miss for me, in this case a miss

"his only crime has been to admire you" - one of the many quotes I tabbed but I honestly cannot write anymore without spoiling even though I want to

I honestly do not know where to begin with this book. its not something I ever thought I would enjoy but omfg, it was so easy to get so sucked into the world, the story, the characters, the writing, basically everything.

I literally could not put this book down. like what did he put in this book I swear it was laced with drugs or something.

at one point I forgot I was reading and was so into it that I almost screamed when my mom knocked on my door lol like thats the best feeling ever and im so glad this book gave that to me.

anyways, im so excited to continue this series, I cant even explain how I feel right now like girlie is in shock

i had to read this for my coming-of-age class. It’s a 3 star rating because i really liked the writing style and the world building but at the same time, i couldn’t get fully into it. maybe because it was for school lol but also probably because it focused on religion a lot and personally, i don’t loveee reading about it so much. Overall though, the characters and found family were great, I would like to know what happens to them but im not that invested in the book to continue.

4.5
what i love about these books is how they pull you in so easily. the whole time, i was questioning wtf was going on and that made me always want to be reading it to know what was happening next. although, i didn’t like it as much as the first because i didn’t get the satisfaction at the end of understanding what was going on. i’m still so fvcking confused it’s actually funny

so i need to read the next book asap to get my answers because this series has messed with my brain

i’m having so so much fun reading these