kyliemaslen's reviews
202 reviews

i really enjoyed this — i think reid has an incredible way of exploring race, class and coming of age in such an approachable way — but the number of characters ultimately made the novel a little muddied for me 

a deeply domestic and austere study of abuse and coercion

this was fine? some of the longer reflections were quite moving, but the lists and recipes were cloying and unnecessary for mine 

just wasn’t reaching for this. i wanted a stronger pace to it. 

an entertaining thriller and great palate cleanser, but i doubt it will stay with me 

i enjoyed the hollywood satire here but the novel-within-the-novel really dragged for me, especially in the last 100 pages, and didn’t satisfy me as either magical realism or cli-fi. 

i absolutely tore through this novel about queerness, sex work, mental health and coming of age. it captures contemporary ~australia in a pace akin to a fever dream. i’m excited to read more from lawless in the future. 

this was my first didion and felt like a good entry point. of course i owe her a debt for my own practice as well as that of many of my heroes. while not everything in this collection hit, some of the sentences???! 

have i/we been spoilt by NIGHTBITCH and DEATH VALLEY? this did not hit for me. 

a beautifully drawn exploration of familiar and loving relationships whilst coming of age. this was a great palate cleanser and would be a perfect beach read, i did want a little more weight to this novel however.