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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
A beautifully crafted modern Gothic romance. Think Heathcliff and Catherine, but on the streets of Brooklyn, much weirder and with plenty of sex.
challenging
funny
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not sure what to say other than that I kind of hated this book? So overly pretentious and yet somehow written in cliches. I didn’t find myself caring about what happened to any of the characters and all three separate narrative voices sounded almost identical. The premise sounded interesting but the writing itself just didn’t follow through.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
not for everyone but worthwhile nonetheless. more about provoking contemplation and emotion than conveying a clear plot. delightfully tragic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There is a lot of metaphors and deeper meaning here that all sum up to starting over and becoming you after a toxic relationship. And how the toxic relationship can kinda make you toxic too. But in a…necessary way? Idk man.
Yet, at the same time, this book was mostly about ghost sex. So. There’s that.
Uh. I liked it? It was so weird but like super duper calm in its weirdness. I loved that. I’ll probably reread it sometime in life. Not sure if it is worthy of 3.5 stars because….again….was it a metaphor or just descriptive ghost sex? And if it was a metaphor….did it discuss abuse and the over use of sex in toxic relationships well? I see a lot of people ranting about how this book was a bad metaphor for toxic relationships. And maybe it was. It probably was.
At the end of the day? I’m choosing to see it as a weird ghost novel. If that gets me cancelled, so be it. I just liked the eerie calmness.
Yet, at the same time, this book was mostly about ghost sex. So. There’s that.
Uh. I liked it? It was so weird but like super duper calm in its weirdness. I loved that. I’ll probably reread it sometime in life. Not sure if it is worthy of 3.5 stars because….again….was it a metaphor or just descriptive ghost sex? And if it was a metaphor….did it discuss abuse and the over use of sex in toxic relationships well? I see a lot of people ranting about how this book was a bad metaphor for toxic relationships. And maybe it was. It probably was.
At the end of the day? I’m choosing to see it as a weird ghost novel. If that gets me cancelled, so be it. I just liked the eerie calmness.
I really loved the oddness of this story. It was so unique and the characters damaged. It was right up my alley.
4.5? Liked this a lot, though definitely can see how it's a bit unsatisfying (seemed weird we never heard from Thomas again). I also agree with reviewers who complained that all the characters sounded the same. However, I enjoyed the writing a lot, and I liked the magical realism of it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes