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sea_burglar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I pulled out my keys and let myself into the courtyard of 105 HuberStraße, feeling as exhausted as Bilbo on his safe return to Bag End.
And thanks to Bea Setton, I decided to reread The Hobbit.
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use
kyliebennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Stalking
juliemhowe's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
andthenweread's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
amelialupson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
Minor: Vomit
bellbookcandle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Eating disorder and Stalking
an_library_stan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I found the main character sympathetic but frustrating. She's generally pretty unable to take care of herself, pushes away communities that could help her, has very low self esteem, self sabotages and is very self centered.
Very much does not romanticize Berlin. I think shows some of the ways it can be challenging to move there, but ultimately also shows the opportunities that abound that Daphne is unwilling or unable to accept and pursue.
I relate to her perfectionism, to her reluctance to take accountability for her circumstances and to her head in the clouds fantasy to experience many lives, her grief at not being able to do so.
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
Minor: Drug use
punkweed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Eating disorder
quiettalker's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Stalking
emilyisliterate's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
daphne does all the things that Weird Gross Girls do: she reads sylvia plath and donna tartt and feels like an alien in her own skin and is objectively unlikeable (all great things). however, despite the novel's focus on daphne's inner thoughts, her actual self-dissection is lackluster. she acknowledges her issues but never interrogates them. trust me, i LOVE unhinged women, but daphne was giving highkey pick-me republican girl vibes. unfortunately, i never felt she broke her internal monologue of misogynistic/classist/antisemitic/manipulative thinking, nor did her lack of character development feel like a good story in itself.
don't get me wrong, BERLIN is a page-turner, but i find myself frustrated with it after the fact. nonetheless, i'm interested in what bea setton does next.
Graphic: Eating disorder