wow, okay, this review has gotten a lot of traction that i was not expecting at all. i'm not going to answer the people commenting because it's tedit:
wow, okay, this review has gotten a lot of traction that i was not expecting at all. i'm not going to answer the people commenting because it's too much and i honestly don't have much more to say about this book. i do want to clarify a few things though:
1. i am actually a really big fan of miranda july and her work and have been to a couple of her readings and screenings 2. while her other work always moved me in some way, reading this book just felt hollow. there was no warmth or tenderness, and it didn't feel contemplative to me, even though it was tackling several complicated topics and themes. ultimately, for such an interesting premise, i found it extremely predictable and unstimulating 3. i am not an "eat pray love" or "colleen hoover" person LMFAO. see: my goodreads account 4. i don't mean "gross" in the way that i was actually disgusted by it--because i wasn't. i meant that it seemed like july was trying to be provocative, but it fell super flat for me and seemed to be like a strategy of shock for shock value's sake. i am a gross things enjoyer when it is well done. see: my undergrad work on the literature of dennis cooper 5. if you are a transphobe or have anything transphobic to say GET THE FUCK OUT of my review and comments! i was (and still am) looking forward to reading about mothers with questions about their gender because i find that important and fascinating. 6. i cannot believe this is the (book) hill so many of you are choosing to die on. i really like july but this is not work from dostoyevsky or wharton. 7. i'm very happy for those who got something special and vital from this book and i only feel sorry for myself that i couldn't. i go into every book wanting to be changed in some way. 8. that's all ...more
so you write a book about ana mendieta, you use the life story of ana mendieta, you discuss and weave in the social outcry about ana mendieta's injustso you write a book about ana mendieta, you use the life story of ana mendieta, you discuss and weave in the social outcry about ana mendieta's injustice, but you never use or write the name ana mendieta?
this was the most random book i've ever read i swear to god it was like abbi waxman was throwing EVERYTHING at the wall and NOTHING stuckthis was the most random book i've ever read i swear to god it was like abbi waxman was throwing EVERYTHING at the wall and NOTHING stuck...more
love finally reading a book i've owned for years only to finish it and realize i need to unhaul it immediatelylove finally reading a book i've owned for years only to finish it and realize i need to unhaul it immediately...more
see, the thing is, if you have the gall to compare your book to the secret history then it better have tartt level writing, themes, storytelling capabsee, the thing is, if you have the gall to compare your book to the secret history then it better have tartt level writing, themes, storytelling capabilities, and characterization.
newsflash: 100% of the books that are marketed this way have NONE of the above...more
i just know that alex michaelides wrote another horribly plotted thriwell well well
look who was right.
this one just felt sooo...sloppy... :(
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i just know that alex michaelides wrote another horribly plotted thriller novel with the shittiest most dumbass plot twist ever that im going to read and f*cking hate...more
