Reviews

Avokämmen by Miranda July

julieh46's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

jasbah's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lmcq278's review against another edition

4.0

"Given the right psychological conditions, a person could fall in love with anyone or anything."

From unknowing soulmates to unattainable babies and fight clubs with house guests, reading about the fantasies of Cheryl Glickman's inner world is odd, icky and uncomfortable at times. But Cheryl's peculiar perspective is evened out by an equally kooky universe filled with therapists who provide take-out containers for urinating in-office and a buxom beauty with unbearable foot fungus. As discordant and dream-like as it all seems, it's also not so strange at all because it's just frighteningly real. As much as I wanted to distance myself from the cast of characters in this book, some of Cheryl's thoughts and feelings were absolutely familiar to me as someone who knows the dangers of wearing rose-coloured glasses for too long. There are so many good quotes in this book, my copy is filled with highlights that make it as yellow as the cover of No One Belongs Here More Than You.

Being a fan of Miranda July's work, The First Bad Man is a book I couldn't put down. I would absolutely recommend it—but not to everyone.

liviamello's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

lozanos's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

racheldrazzle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a strange book, disturbing in parts, but lots of funny and thoughtful things too. 

invertgirl's review against another edition

challenging funny sad medium-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

mekrasts's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

loisreading's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-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

anna1882's review against another edition

3.75

No one is unique and anuthentic and definitely has intimacy issues like Miranda July. (I love her).  Kooks is the perfect anthem.