bailedI'm certainly in the vast minority of people who did not enjoy this book - I even opted to #hailthebail with little under a hundred pages to go as I found myself skimming whole paragraphs. I found the constant ping-pong of trump cards between the characters tiresome, all of whom I found obnoxious and unlikeable to the point of being exasperated by them. (1/?)
TheIntrovertedDodoBird There's no denying that Torrey Peter's is a superb writer, a worthy winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction on the merit of her skills as an gifted wordsmith and storyteller, penning a flirty, humorous story that's somehow dark and empowering in equal measure, but the pacing issues had a tendency to pull me out of the narrative. I found the chapters placed in the present far more engaging than the ones exploring the past. (2/?) 2d
TheIntrovertedDodoBird I wish Katrina's POV was explored in greater detail as the only POC in the novel. Narratives revolving around motherhood (or parenthood, in general) aren't something I find myself reading. However, I did appreciate that motherhood was explored through various realistic avenues and especially appreciated the concept of the three-parent family and, more importantly, trans motherhood. (3/?) 2d
TheIntrovertedDodoBird I found myself totally absorbed at the beginning, but my attention eventually waned and fizzled out entirely. I posed the question: Are you invested enough in this story to care about the conclusion? Unfortunately, I wasn't, and I'm of the mind that life is too short to force yourself to finish books you are not particularly finding engaging. (4/?) 2d
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird Despite my criticism, Peter's has created something extremely original, and I especially loved how the novel didn't take an overly political standpoint and explored trans life in the distinction between 'being trans' and 'doing trans'. Here's hoping this is the rise of more trans voices being heard through literature 🏳️⚧️. 2d
TheIntrovertedDodoBird Don't be dissuaded from checking this novel out for yourself, though, because it might just become one of your new favourites 🩵🤍🩷. (5/5) 2d
dabbe #hailthebail! #betterbooksahead 🤩🤩🤩 2d
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