thank GOD she dumped the dude who told her she had child-bearing hips

writers & lovers was much more serious than i thought when i went into it - it's mismarketed as "romance" if you ask me. the dominant themes include grief after the death of her mother, debt and poverty, housing and health insecurity, misogyny, and anxiety.
the book joins the ranks of a bunch of books about young (middle-class white) women who are unhappy with their lives, and struggle with romantic connections and their mental health. in contrast to many books of that category i read, casey's situation seems to be less self-inflicted and she shows real effort in changing it.

i liked that in the end, her therapist acknowledged the fact that her life is hard and that she is "allowed" to struggle

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the author handles tough topics like the ones i listed above with care

(though, in casey's case, i would've thrown more punches at the men

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the longer i think about it, the more i like it.