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A truly unique story.
At first I wasn't grasped by the story. In fact, I almost considered dropping it various times during the first 30%.
One of the reasons is that Imp, the protagonist, starts alternating between interesting and quirky to irritating, pompous and too self-pitying.
The other is that Imp's condition, the details of it, her meds, her family's history with it, it all comes way too fast and "thrown" in your face. You know that writer's advice to try to grasp the reader's attention as ...more
At first I wasn't grasped by the story. In fact, I almost considered dropping it various times during the first 30%.
One of the reasons is that Imp, the protagonist, starts alternating between interesting and quirky to irritating, pompous and too self-pitying.
The other is that Imp's condition, the details of it, her meds, her family's history with it, it all comes way too fast and "thrown" in your face. You know that writer's advice to try to grasp the reader's attention as ...more

Hands down one of the most interesting books I've ever read. Way more than 5 stars.
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Esse livro é uma pílula bem difícil de engolir. Digo isso porque ele depende muito da forma como você o coloca em sua meta de leituras. Ele não é feito para ser lido rapidamente por conta de seu grau de dificuldade elevado. Admito que eu peguei para ler em um momento errado com o propósito errado e paguei o preço por isso. No entanto, preciso ressaltar a extrema habilidade da autora de empregar ferramentas avançadas de escrita criativa e conseguir o seu propósito final: confundir a cabeça do lei
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