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jhbandcats's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
When we meet the family, fifteen years after these events, the sisters are estranged and the mom has Alzheimer’s. One sister studies aliens and the other, scornful, is a therapist who also takes care of Mom.
There’s strong character development showing the years of anger and resentment that has built up, and which explodes when Jakob suddenly appears. Is he a wastrel back from a drug-fueled trip around the world or a soldier who’s been fighting to save the universe from aliens? We see the frustration and anguish of the sisters as they come to deal with past ideas of one another juxtaposed with the current reality.
The trauma can never be fixed, but at least talking about it is a step towards a life of understanding and compassion. Ultimately hopeful, this funny and painful story is a delight.
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Dementia, and Mental illness
traa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Drug abuse, Death, Grief, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body horror, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Car accident, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
chelseab2190's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
netthauser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dementia
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
astronut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death, Addiction, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Infidelity, and Drug use