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The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
2.0
The Eighth Girl is a story of a girl named Alexa Wu who has DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder. This book is a harsh look at the reality of mental illness, it's blunt and straightforward. Maxine doesn't skirt around details. I feel, as someone who battles mental illness herself, this novel is a welcome addition to the book world.
The story is told from two points of view, Alexa's and her psychiatrist, Daniel's. It's confusing. Getting into the characters and learning each of Alexa's personas, "the flock", is a challenge. To be completely honest, I have no idea why Daniel's view is necessary, but seeing Alexa's therapy sessions through his eyes is... different and semi-intriguing.
Unfortunately, I couldn't completely grasp the novel. I'm saddened by this fact, and had to give up on it at page 100. Where's the thrill? I got no suspense or thrill from any of those pages, just a lot of dragging, confusing story. This novel had so much potential that it just didn't quite live up to for me.
Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC and write my honest review of the book.
The story is told from two points of view, Alexa's and her psychiatrist, Daniel's. It's confusing. Getting into the characters and learning each of Alexa's personas, "the flock", is a challenge. To be completely honest, I have no idea why Daniel's view is necessary, but seeing Alexa's therapy sessions through his eyes is... different and semi-intriguing.
Unfortunately, I couldn't completely grasp the novel. I'm saddened by this fact, and had to give up on it at page 100. Where's the thrill? I got no suspense or thrill from any of those pages, just a lot of dragging, confusing story. This novel had so much potential that it just didn't quite live up to for me.
Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC and write my honest review of the book.