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thegr1mreader's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
Minor: Incest, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
meganpbell's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This modern classic is a postmodern puzzle following “you,” the Reader (obviously a dude) and the Other Reader (an attractive woman) on a quest to find a full story, each time finding a book incomplete or misprinted, and thus over and over getting hooked by a series of incipits (openings of texts). A kaleidoscopic examination of reading and writing and storytelling ensues—and a book I found clever, amusing, challenging, a little boring, and frustrating (1970s gender & sexuality 🙄) at times.
Content Warnings
Minor: Stalking, Incest, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
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