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A gifted pianist happens to be gifted a job at a famous holistic wellness company. Even unimpressed to begin with, she learns the depth of what her employers will do to make their rich clientele happy.Â
A celebrity glorifying beauty-obsessed culture selling perfection. It feels like a heightened depiction of where we're heading in real life. Pricey supplements and "treatments" that border on bodily horror.Â
Love this story, but it does fall flat in a few places which led me to I put it down and reach for something else. Though, I'm glad I picked it up again. Definitely worth the read.Â
Themes of jealousy, the immigrant experience, and social issues (race, gender, and class)
Sep 20, 2024
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dystopian novel, a smog has settled over the planet and mostly all crops and animals have been wiped out. ppl live on a mung bean protein flour. a chef gets hired at a tech entrepreneur’s private compound in Italy where she’s able to indulge in all pleasures she’s been denied for so long… but isn’t able to find the desire…. at first ;-)
lots of lush descriptions of food and sex (i’m rly reading a lot ab these two things lately….hmm), and themes of power, privilege, belief, and DESIRE!!!……..
Mar 26, 2024
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Spiraling female rage driven novel
Piglet Has The Job, The House, And Her Dream Man (Plus His Parents). Just As The Soon-To-Be Wife Feels Comfortable, The Life She Worked So Hard To Build Crumbles Beneath Her. She's Alone, Stuck In Denial, And Coping With Insatiable Hunger. The Sobering Reality Sets In A Little Too Late.
Some Descriptions Go On Too Long And The Ending Was Slightly Disappointing. I Wish She Gave Us A Little More Insight, Though Still One Of My Favorites.
Themes of gluttony, existentialism, and betrayal
Sep 20, 2024
woooahhhh, can I talk to someone about this book? I accidentally took it on a trip with me to visit my Grandpa and I had no idea it was going to be so SEXY. I usually loath romance/erotic novels but there was something about this one, I was genuinely turned on in a way a book has never done to me. The characters were very interesting but I also found myself having beef with Eve, the main character. Was the author trying to say Eve was stupid for falling for Nathan's vain and privileged views or was she trying to say that she was noble for admitting all her selfish and vain faults and identifying with Nathan? Was Lillian trying to be like Nathan or succumb to Nathan so she could accept herself? I actually didn't think Nathan was that bad until the end and I realized he really did suck. The ending kind of bummed me out. There was a crazy build up and then it was meh. The character of Olivia was really hard to understand and I found her frustrating but I think that was the point. I did enjoy the book a lot and I thought the writing was skillful. What did you guys think?
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Beautifully written -lesbian- novel by Julia Armfield
Themes of love, loss, and grief
Miri's wife is trapped in a submarine slowly sinking to the ocean floor. We're taken through the story from both Miri's perspective (powerless above sea level left to long for the woman she fell in love with) and her wife Leah's perspective (powerless and bending to the will of her own body.)Â
10/10
Apr 20, 2024
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Spiraling female rage driven novel
Piglet Has The Job, The House, And Her Dream Man (Plus His Parents). Just As The Soon-To-Be Wife Feels Comfortable, The Life She Worked So Hard To Build Crumbles Beneath Her. She's Alone, Stuck In Denial, And Coping With Insatiable Hunger. The Sobering Reality Sets In A Little Too Late.
Some Descriptions Go On Too Long And The Ending Was Slightly Disappointing. I Wish She Gave Us A Little More Insight, Though Still One Of My Favorites.
Themes of gluttony, existentialism, and betrayal
Sep 20, 2024