I finished 78% of this critically acclaimed book.
Quit when it dawned on me that the only joy this woman ever talked about was a High Ropes Course.
Her relationships were mostly trauma talk.
Though much is set in Berlin, I learned nothing about Berlin. WHY travel there if only to live on Tinder?
On the up side, this debut novel is smart. Insightful. Well written. Super contemporary.
... it's also a novel in which the reader is stuck inside the head of one very self-absorbed woman carefully analyzing the minutiae of weeks spent endlessly crafting new personae for dating apps and trying them out on the men who respond.
Her sharpness and seeming self-awareness are engaging at first. ...
Eventually, though, it becomes clear that her self-awareness doesn't make her honest; it just makes her better at presenting a curated version of herself.
Not bad as social commentary. Not that great as a story.
Kirkus
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