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There's nothing really 'wrong' about this book - it just lacks substance. The author is just telling you to take better care of yourself, chase your dreams etc without actually helping get you started. It's just inspo porn which - maybe that's what people want but in my experience it just leaves you in the same place you started in. 

She also consistently seems to forget that she's having all her basic needs met and not everyone has that. And for a person that wrote an entire chapter about realising her privilege, she seems to forget that she has it sometimes. There's also no sourcing at all - so sometimes she just drops a 'fact', like that porn is bad for everyone involved, that leaves you wondering what her evidence for that is. 

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It's mostly just her lyrics, which I wasn't expecting when I picked up the book. It's definitely made me want to look at more of her songs that I currently listen to, and the poetry that was there was very good. I just wish there had been more of her original poetry. 

Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia

Roberto Saviano

DID NOT FINISH

There was nothing particularly wrong with the book - it just wasn't what I was expecting it to be and I wasn't interested in what it was. 

I Love Poetry

Michael Farrell

DID NOT FINISH

The form and style of poetry just didn't connect with me in any meaningful way. I couldn't understand what the poet was getting at with each poem and it all seemed nonsense to me. Not necessarily badly written poetry but definitely not for me.
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Strong character development: Yes
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Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A contemporary Clockwork Orange - the protagonist is an awful person (please check the content warnings on this one folks) but still by the end of it I was begging him to make good decisions for himself. Definitely a ride I wasn't prepared to go on. 

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Blindness and Rage

Brian Castro

DID NOT FINISH

I read seven cantos before quitting. I just didn't find the story particularly interesting and the form wasn't adding any interest to it either.
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