So Happy for You

i wanted to give this a higher rating but i had issues with the character arcs. both of these ladies need therapy in a BAD way. i'm all for unlikable characters, but the underlying “commentary” that made these characters unlikable just felt plain mean and judgmental. it wasn't fun-unlikable, if that makes sense. it was like we were being told by the author who we should like or who was “right” morally, even though i had a visceral dislike for that character.  i did enjoy the storytelling, the campiness, the plot and the way i could see both of the main characters as different influences on modern femininity, but those aspects didn't outweigh the major flaws in the main characters' development. 

Finding this difficult to rate. I liked the dystopian elements, but I found that this is a novel that goes to excess - excessively dislikeable characters, over-the-top situations, relationships that are way too close and the feeling of being bludgeoned repeatedly with ideas about feminism and marriage. It's entertaining but requires a certain level of disbelief. I think it was aiming at satire but slightly missed the mark for me, perhaps because the main character takes herself so seriously and is repeatedly on the verge of a panic attack. It doesn't fit very well into the contemporary thriller mould, it's quite different in the way that it explores themes about the relationships between women. I also found the ending a bit rushed and unsatisfying.