Status Updates From Chlorine

For such a short book, this feels endless 😭

This isn’t really “horror,” this is just a really upsetting self-harm scene

So… are we supposed to like Ren (the main character)? I can’t figure out if we’re supposed to hate her or not. She’s insufferable and I can’t tell if that’s the point.

I so wanted to love this book bc one of my bosses highly recommended it (and we usually have very similar tastes) but I’m really bored. I like some parts of it but I don’t think I care enough to finish it. I’ve made it this far so part of me thinks I should just power through but I’ve lost all interest in the story and couldn’t care less about the characters.

J'ai préféré la fin, on a toujours des descriptions derengeantes du corps, et là de sa mutilation. J'aime qu'on suive sa vision complètement normale de sa transformation en sirène. Cathy, leur histoire, la fuite, y'a une poésie dans son action de s'extraire de sa condition humaine, un appel à l'aide sans doute pour sortir de ses traumas. Je sais pas exactement ce qu'il faut en tirer mais la fin sauve un peu le livre

reaaaaally not sure about/convinced by this one (sorry isaac 🥲)