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heather_freshparchment's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Suicide, Mental illness, Child death, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, and Antisemitism
zosiablue's review
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is a lightly fictionalized telling of Empress Sisi of Austria and King Ludwig II of Bavaria and it is so enjoyable and compelling and fascinating. I described it to a friend as light and fun, but the dark of it really crept up on me and I felt grief at the end. I knew the history, some, but I still got surprised, anyway, (and loved the conspiracy theory addendum). The only times it drags is when it tries to be too accurate to the history - but those times are rare. Really well done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Pregnancy, Child death, Classism, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Addiction, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
shellroch285's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
It’s said to be satire but I expected more embellishment to the historical accounts and more drama I suppose. The writing is so blunt and direct that it seems more like nonfiction. I just felt bored by the lack of plot and it didn’t feel like satire
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, War, and Mental illness
Minor: Animal death
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