Bad for you
Abbi Glines
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in after the opening, which includes a funeral and Blythe’s account of rejection. This can help you decide whether to continue and discuss how her feelings are represented.
- Themes
- Pursuit and boundaries: Krit is described as accustomed to pursuing women and becomes determined to win Blythe over. The premise foregrounds a pursuit dynamic, but does not establish whether the story ultimately questions or endorses it.
- Loneliness and rejection: Blythe’s account describes rejection by the family who raised her, social isolation and being made to feel unworthy of love. These experiences are part of Blythe’s background; how the story develops or resolves them is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The opening includes a funeral and a young woman’s account of feeling no emotion after a death. The romantic premise also refers to Krit’s pursuit of Blythe and his fixation on women.