kaitlyn

reading this book feels like watching a reality tv show, or maybe hearing about some horrible yet obsessively interesting gossip

necessary reading for performers and women (especially both)

i won't make jokes or mince words: favorite read of 2023.

i think i'm too american for this

read this for a utopian literature class & never discussed why it was utopian literature

the rare moment when an author actually writes a good ending that ties together the themes and message of their novel

maybe when i'm also old and disillusioned i will like this more, but for now i'm just a student who was forced to read this in a comparative literature class

this book does what every feminist retelling version of shakespeare is trying to do

rip preston utley, you would've loved chatgpt

to quote nicole rafiee: i'm glad jennette mccurdy's mom died too.

my main mistake was letting myself forget that a man wrote this book (until around page 300)

this book is a prime example of “the supporting characters are more engaging than the main characters” (see: eleanor, zoe)

when you read the class book and it's actually really good:

okay so maybe forester can actually write something that i like!

it has something to say, but i'm certain there's a more compelling way to say it out there

(probably hurt by the fact that this was a school read)

dnfing this for now! the protagonist requires none of my sympathy or attention, and the depressing subject matter doesn't help

my media pet peeve: trying hard to be weird and disturbing but not actually really saying or doing anything weird or disturbing.

it might be 500 pages, but i would read 500 more if there was more camilla

horrifying, disturbing, cruel. in other words, it's really really good.

becky was the best character