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Pros
Cheryl glickman is an unlikely heroine but by the end of the book i was so whole heartedly rooting for her. July's deliberately ambiguous title adumbrates the main * of this novel, as cheryl searches for some form of identity. Cheryl harbors a fierce ... Read More
Miranda july is especially good at depicting the inner life of the central character, and how it manifests itself in curious ways. Not just through * fantasy, but through some decidedly idiosyncratic domestic arrangements.
It feels a lot like vonnegut both narratively and stylistically.
Miranda july's novel the first bad man is an absorbing read, even if it can prove uncomfortable on occasions.
Cons
I'm not someone that offends easily. There is so much i could put that adds to this obscenity of a novel, but i won't put anyone through the agony.
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Cheryl imagines a baby she met when she was six being born repeatedly trying to become cheryls own baby so every baby she sees... Read More
Cheryl ends up in therapy with the officeshare therapist of her chromotherapy doctor who she first believes is a receptionist
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Didnt like then i did i didnt like then i did
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Nothing happened they way i thought it would unexpected twists and turns made this book very interesting to me but not too crazy where you couldnt believe it was something that could actually happen
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Cheryl and clee are both odd and oddly unattractive
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Cheryl glickman is a neurotic 40 something occasionally likeable often pathetic
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The globus hystericus a good conceit but ultimately boring
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That was the least convincing conceit in the book
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Enter clee as a lodger unwashed does little but watch tv and embarks on vicious boxing matches with cheryl
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To compensate for her lack of fulfilling interactions with people the narrator cheryl imposes sexual fantasies on those who have failed to satisfy her
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