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alexhouston's review against another edition
5.0
“My life looked like a repeating decimal.” Read in quick succession after the trash masterpiece Valley of the Dolls. A perfect pair, parallel and divergent at once: women living during the so called turning point, obsessed with skin and hair and beauty and an abstract notion of independence, a blurred image of freedom that is always elusive. While we have developed new ways of talking about these things, this only buries the trickery deeper, heightens the illusion of progress.
emhwatson's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
francestt's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ella__marie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
austrosel's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
off_topic's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
julievg17's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book so much. Incredible insight into Sasha’s world; where certain societal expectations had originated and of how some are still recognizable within our society today.
rosarachel's review against another edition
3.0
For a book that's essentially an argument for the necessity of feminism, there are surprisingly few women in it. In fact, it's not really about women at all: it's about men, almost exclusively upper middle-class white ones, and the many ways they can be awful to their female equivalents. Ultimately, this is why it left me cold.
sanmeow's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
1.0
maybe this was more impactful at the time when it was written and released. for me, this was unfortunately very tedious to read. maybe because i didn't especially care for the protagonist nor did i relate to the story or connect with it. the style was an issue for me, it just wasn't interesting and didn't inspire anything in me. a little bit of sorta interesting commentary on gender, except it quickly turned shallow and not particularly groundbreaking. it doesn't help that the pacing isn't great </3