Florence Gonsalves
Autor de Love & Other Carnivorous Plants
Obras de Florence Gonsalves
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Dear Universe por Florence Gonsalves
This was a good one. Solid four stars. Would have liked to get to know Cham’s friends more. Get more background. Gene was a jerk and that came across the page. Brendan broke my heart although the author doesn’t go too deep with him. Would have been nice to understand why he wore tutus all the time. Loved the philosophical Evelyn. Total hoot. Moms obsessive cleaning was her coping mechanism foe sure. Dads story was a heart breaker too.
This book covers a great range of emotions, from discovering your sexuality to dealing with the death of someone close, exacerbated by the main character's eating disorder and alcohol abuse.
The story was well written and the plot felt like a natural way to explore the mental state of someone working through these emotions.
The story was well written and the plot felt like a natural way to explore the mental state of someone working through these emotions.
I very much wanted to love this book, and it didn't happen for me. There was a lot going on that I wanted to get behind, a lot of topics I love to see rep for (people come in all shapes and sizes!) but I felt that there were some flaws in the writing and characterization.
Depending on the type of reader you are, that may be a complete non-issue. I just didn't believe Danny. I felt like she was a flat characters. We heard all about the different horrible, crazy things going on in her life, but through the entire novel, I never felt like I felt any of it. Even though this was first person, I felt like I was watching things fall to pieces through a thick, dirty window, were you could only see some things and the dialogue was muted. And that's a real bummer to me because with a little emotional involvement, I think this could have been a much more successful book.
I do support the conversations had throughout the book about the seriousness of alcoholism and eating disorders. I think people will experience things in different ways, grieve and cope in different ways, and as such... this book may feel more relatable to others than it does to me. I hope that others find what they are looking for when they read this story - I just wish I loved it more.… (más)
Depending on the type of reader you are, that may be a complete non-issue. I just didn't believe Danny. I felt like she was a flat characters. We heard all about the different horrible, crazy things going on in her life, but through the entire novel, I never felt like I felt any of it. Even though this was first person, I felt like I was watching things fall to pieces through a thick, dirty window, were you could only see some things and the dialogue was muted. And that's a real bummer to me because with a little emotional involvement, I think this could have been a much more successful book.
I do support the conversations had throughout the book about the seriousness of alcoholism and eating disorders. I think people will experience things in different ways, grieve and cope in different ways, and as such... this book may feel more relatable to others than it does to me. I hope that others find what they are looking for when they read this story - I just wish I loved it more.… (más)
I really liked this book all the way up to the end---the last few pages. I sort of understood the ending and I sort of didn't. No spoilers.
Danny was waitlisted at Harvard and made it four weeks before school starts, ruining her Plan with her best friend Sara. However, she developed an eating disorder, had to drop out at the end of second semester. She was institutionalized which is where she met Bugg, who used to pass her notes written on napkins. When Danny is released and home for the summer, she is surprised to find that Bugg and Sara know each other from yoga class. As Danny and Bugg get to know each other sparks fly.
Love and other Carnivorous Plants is all about love and self respect, being true to yourself, eating and alcohol abuse and death. While it is written in a humorous manner, the subject matter is not humorous at all. Everyone has secrets. Everyone must cope. I was going to give this book 4 1/2 stars, but knocked it down to 4 because of the ending. I liked the characters. I liked the story. The author got her point across without hitting you over the head.
I'd definitely give this book a read and I'll be on the alert for Florence Gonsalves' next book.… (más)
Danny was waitlisted at Harvard and made it four weeks before school starts, ruining her Plan with her best friend Sara. However, she developed an eating disorder, had to drop out at the end of second semester. She was institutionalized which is where she met Bugg, who used to pass her notes written on napkins. When Danny is released and home for the summer, she is surprised to find that Bugg and Sara know each other from yoga class. As Danny and Bugg get to know each other sparks fly.
Love and other Carnivorous Plants is all about love and self respect, being true to yourself, eating and alcohol abuse and death. While it is written in a humorous manner, the subject matter is not humorous at all. Everyone has secrets. Everyone must cope. I was going to give this book 4 1/2 stars, but knocked it down to 4 because of the ending. I liked the characters. I liked the story. The author got her point across without hitting you over the head.
I'd definitely give this book a read and I'll be on the alert for Florence Gonsalves' next book.… (más)
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- Obras
- 3
- Miembros
- 118
- Popularidad
- #167,490
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 11