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A review by leahtylerthewriter
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
For those who also missed the memo, Ani Fanelli is a New York City rich bitch who's got it all figured out. Don't pass that salt without that pepper or everybody will know your true pedigree, you middle-class upstart. She's got the ring attached to the society fiance, the dream job at The Women's Magazine, she's got it all.
She's also got an ugly past with all the trigger warnings, primarily sexual assault and school shootings. The conclusion was long and could've used more mean girl. I guess mental health is more important. Whatevs.
Is this what happens when an author likes their character too much? Are they timid to make them as gritty as can be?
I laughed when Ani realizes Holden Caulfield was having a nervous breakdown and questions her own sanity because she missed it. I'm like darling, nobody knew if you read Catcher in the Rye when you were young enough. We just realized we weren't the only ones full of angst and went to go find each other.
She's also got an ugly past with all the trigger warnings, primarily sexual assault and school shootings. The conclusion was long and could've used more mean girl. I guess mental health is more important. Whatevs.
Is this what happens when an author likes their character too much? Are they timid to make them as gritty as can be?
I laughed when Ani realizes Holden Caulfield was having a nervous breakdown and questions her own sanity because she missed it. I'm like darling, nobody knew if you read Catcher in the Rye when you were young enough. We just realized we weren't the only ones full of angst and went to go find each other.