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Devotion by Madeline Stevens
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
prose: easy to read, though not particularly high-quality
themes: personally relatable at times; interesting exploration of being a poor person "adopted" by the rich. eroticism and sexuality that makes one feel deeply uncomfortable
plot: several superfluous subplots. good ideas interwoven with the most boring clichés. meandering and purposeless at times. could be a hundred pages shorter.
verdict: not hopeless for a debut novel, but one would think an author with an MFA knows how to kill her darlings
themes: personally relatable at times; interesting exploration of being a poor person "adopted" by the rich. eroticism and sexuality that makes one feel deeply uncomfortable
plot: several superfluous subplots. good ideas interwoven with the most boring clichés. meandering and purposeless at times. could be a hundred pages shorter.
verdict: not hopeless for a debut novel, but one would think an author with an MFA knows how to kill her darlings
Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk
informative
inspiring
4.5
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
"I love that you're a big dyke now, Paul. I really do. But if you cramp my style I will out you so fast your head will spin."
"No political revolution is possible without a radical shift in one's notion of the possible and the real," said Paul.