Reviews

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

launb's review against another edition

3.0

I was really unsure of this story and how it was written but it grew on me and I was pleased I persevered. I am in awe of how she expressed her feelings of love and loss.

lillianviolinist's review against another edition

2.5

This felt like two different novellas smashed together and some of the descriptions were just weird and some were really good. I wish Lockwood had done more to establish the author's relationship with her sister in the first half. I kept questioning how intimate their relationship was in the second half because there wasn't any basis for that established earlier on. I also think that this novel could have benefited from being a bit longer to establish its themes more in depth. There is something that Lockwood is able to capture about how personal calamity and a malaise of bad headlines can intersect in odd ways. 

tabithare's review

4.0

can a dog be twins

i didn’t fully understand this but i think that’s okay

kirkspockreads's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Reader, I cried.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Death, Sexism, Grief, Misogyny, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Gun violence

rzanfy's review

1.0

Genuinely embarrassing. That’s how bad it is to read. I cringed all the way through.

jessicarosee's review against another edition

2.0

i mean … i get it, but also … do not care patricia

tbf i had to read this for a uni class

amynivolva's review

inspiring reflective fast-paced

empoho11's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

wombat_reads's review

3.25

For the first time in my life I'm grateful I didn't drop the book middle read. I was so bored at the start and then what happened happened and I was left in tears. 
It will never be my favorite one, but I'm glad I finished.

sabinea's review

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0