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A review by sarahdm
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
DNF at 23%
Was drawn in on the premise and the twist on the vampire genre. I knew this was a character study and I went in with the proper expectations. But I absolutely can not stand Lydia. She is whiny, meek, and has the spine of a cooked noodle. I kept thinking "what is wrong with this woman? Stand up girl!" Looked at the reviews for some answers and learned that this book falls into something called "Sad Woman" literary genre. One Guardian article later, and I'm DNF-ing and avoiding this genre at all cost from now on. I absolutely do not have time for sad privileged girl's being sad. Lydia's self pitying and naïve behavior was infuriating. And after reading that first puppet scene, I'm out.
Was drawn in on the premise and the twist on the vampire genre. I knew this was a character study and I went in with the proper expectations. But I absolutely can not stand Lydia. She is whiny, meek, and has the spine of a cooked noodle. I kept thinking "what is wrong with this woman? Stand up girl!" Looked at the reviews for some answers and learned that this book falls into something called "Sad Woman" literary genre. One Guardian article later, and I'm DNF-ing and avoiding this genre at all cost from now on. I absolutely do not have time for sad privileged girl's being sad. Lydia's self pitying and naïve behavior was infuriating. And after reading that first puppet scene, I'm out.