Bailey's Reviews > Homebodies

This book was okay, but I'm actually so disappointed because it's been so hyped and it feels like the author found the most boring part of Mickey's journey and decided to spend the entire book there? There's a line in the summary that says "Mickey is sent into a tailspin of self-doubt..." and that's the bulk of the novel. We don't see much of Mickey's career before she loses her job, and the book ends right as her manifesto takes off. The entire book is Mickey being depressed at home, and then depressed in her hometown, all while constantly treating the people who care about her like shit. I love rooting for imperfect characters, but Mickey didn't seem to have much development. At the beginning and end of this book, she felt like she wasn't getting enough praise or attention while also not wanting to deal with having too much attention or high expectations. Idk, I think I would have been less disappointed if the book had had less effusive praise right from the start. I received an advanced audio copy from Libro.fm (and tbh I wasn't super impressed with the narration either; she over- and under-emphasized words at random, and didn't always convey the emotion that seemed to go with the actual text... a confusing experience overall).