Comments on: Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton | Review

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 01:22:52 +0000

I wish I could have made it to the end of this one, but some of the things that were a draw for you were turnoffs for me and vice versa. Caricature characters tend to leave me bugged because they are often extremes and Lavinia was so dreadful I couldn’t buy the premise. At the same time, the unlikable factor didn’t bother me too much. I just didn’t care enough about any of them.

I do have Bird Tribunal in my TBR thanks to you, so that will have to suffice for my twisty reading!

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:24:28 +0000

In reply to susan. It was darker than Tangerine, and more out there than both of them.

By: susan

susan — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 22:43:48 +0000

It seems people are either liking this one a lot or disliking it a lot. I like your assessment. I have read White Fur and Tangerine (was it similar?) but now I’m feeling I’m in no hurry for Social Creature. Hmm maybe by late summer. ! Ha.

By: RK

RK — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:57:41 +0000

In reply to Susie. I actually did read White Fur and enjoyed it a lot! Thanks for the comparison -- think I'll definitely try Social Creature, then.

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:42:13 +0000

In reply to Sarah's Book Shelves. I think a couple people could have pulled off what happened in the second half, but one person alone seems like a stretch to me. I get the weird people in NYC. Did you ever see that Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman movie Eyes Wide Shut? I kept thinking of it while reading Social Creature.

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:39:18 +0000

In reply to Madeline. I think the author was going for characters as types here. They just fit so neatly into various boxes that it almost had to be. Let me know what you think.

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:38:18 +0000

In reply to Annie. Exactly!

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:37:49 +0000

In reply to RK. It was intense, but I liked it. Did you read White Fur? It was intense in the same way.

By: Sarah's Book Shelves

Sarah's Book Shelves — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 14:47:54 +0000

You totally had to suspend disbelief….BUT, when I thought about the second half. Someone could actually do what happened…in the right set of circumstances. It’s totally out there and crazy, but it could happen.

Plus, there are some WEIRD people in NYC…so some of that stuff wasn’t as much of a stretch for me to grasp…at least enough to just go with the story.

By: Madeline

Madeline — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:31:58 +0000

Hmmm, I may have an issue with “characters as types.” I thought the same about Little Fires Everywhere, which was one big reason why I didn’t care for it. We’ll see … I’m #2 on 45 copies so I should be getting soon.