Status Updates From Teenage Dirtbags

I am 86% sure i read something like this on wattpad before. as in this writing feels like a wattpad original story. why are we constantly switching between all caps, bold, and italics this is a published novel. I will finish this bc im so close but just know im doing it with a frown on my face.

its moments like these that makes me feel like i'm reading something straight off ao3 /neutral? also his name is phil it like just hit me. the concept of a phil under 34...

the quote unquote emotional moments are not doing too much for me i must admit. i think the writing's flaws seem to stand outmore in thescenes where i'm supposd to connect with the characters. but persevere i must

one of the main characters works out naked just so everyone knows

this is lowkey hilarious 😭😭😭i actually loled when brynn said "the t word" sorry roommate 3 I haven't noticed this before, but this book uses all caps for emphasis, and i don't know if I like that. the writing also doesn't really feel for me, but im laughing so idrc. just laughing and smacking my stomach and rolling and whatnot

is this my best read of the year so far? def in the top 2.

point of reading this again immediately is to pay attention to how the author is doing things, but sometimes I'm confused about the order and timing of scenes cuz idk which readthru I remember them from

how is it i relate more to phil but find jacks more understandable, like idk wtf phil is hung up on half the time. anyway it's going slow cuz im making lots of notes

been going deliberately slow on the reread, one chapter at a time. hopefully i'll be able to make more time for it and finish it up soon.

this is just stunningly good. phil is so believable, and real to me. jacks is a sweetie. the bathroom window gag on the other hand is ott, and there's never any acknowledgement of it. like acker just sweeps all the book's weaknesses into the time gaps.

💯👍👍🌈

always kind of in awe at writers who stop scenes in places I could never leave them. stuff you know's gonna have consequences, but they just skip over it. also: ENRAGED that my library doesn't have Acker's other book.

that plot step felt a little matter of fact. no planning or anything, just does it. there was a time gap so maybe off screen planning. idk. just something a bit odd about it from a storytelling perspective, imo. still, this is amazing

had this from the library, but it's $2 so i own it now.

not sure what actually happened in that scene, but something about the voice, the humor here is just really working for me. loving this 😁

ok, first demerit: neglecting to mention one of the secondary chars we've met a few times already is black and fat until 18%. still, some grade A banter in this book. can't imagine this isn't gonna get an easy 5 ⭐ when it's done

this is REALLY good :)

impressive opening

I’m glad i didn’t listen to my mind telling me to dnf cause I am hooked now

To dnf or not dnf that is the question