Kelsey
First 100 pages: 5/5
Second 100 pages: 3/5
Final 100 page: 4/5
So... 4 stars?
I loved the writing style and 90% of the content, but there were sections where I simply could not get over how annoying I found the main character. At the risk of sounding insensitive, I really needed him to just get over himself. I also expected it to become a book about addiction (which I'm here for) based on the first handful of pages; I was deeply moved by some of the ways in which the author described that experience of depression and anxiety as the source of addiction. But once we got really in the weeds about death, martyrdom, etc., it entered a realm of arrogance that had me rolling my eyes.
That being said, the last ~100 pages were much more self aware. Zee finally calls Cyrus on his bullshit. And then... the end?! Granted, it was around 1AM when I read the last 20 pages, but they left me feeling like I was a little high. I'm looking forward to reading others' interpretation of that...
I guess I could give this another read and feel differently, but here we are for now.
First 100 pages: 5/5
Second 100 pages: 3/5
Final 100 page: 4/5
So... 4 stars?
I loved the writing style and 90% of the content, but there were sections where I simply could not get over how annoying I found the main character. At the risk of sounding insensitive, I really needed him to just get over himself. I also expected it to become a book about addiction (which I'm here for) based on the first handful of pages; I was deeply moved by some of the ways in which the author described that experience of depression and anxiety as the source of addiction. But once we got really in the weeds about death, martyrdom, etc., it entered a realm of arrogance that had me rolling my eyes.
That being said, the last ~100 pages were much more self aware. Zee finally calls Cyrus on his bullshit. And then... the end?! Granted, it was around 1AM when I read the last 20 pages, but they left me feeling like I was a little high. I'm looking forward to reading others' interpretation of that...
I guess I could give this another read and feel differently, but here we are for now.