This book was a refreshing and unique portrayal of a"tortured genius" who has seemingly doomed herself to never find happiness. Our protagonist Caroline is a complex person, who is as sensitive and obsessed with adoration as she is cruel and incapable of accepting admiration. Pessimistic and pseudo-intellectual characters typically irritate me but Caroline was created with such care that I couldn't help but feel sympathetic towards her even during her most self-destructive rants. 

A lot of young people can probably relate to Caroline and learn from the example she sets. An important part of growing up is accepting that life will never be exactly how we'd dreamed, and that isn't necessarily an unfortunate thing. Caroline's experience with getting stuck in "analysis paralysis" and inability to find satisfaction is shown as something that was almost inevitable for her to suffer through after spending most of the narrative actively tearing down others' successes and feelings of fulfillment. In my perspective, this story is a reminder to release bitterness in favor of valuing the people who put up with us even at our worst and to find worth in the act of creation, including when it doesn't amount to what we'd desired.