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laurabunnett's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I found this book pretty boring an uninteresting. Every character had their own set of "issues", but these were largely unexplored. Why did Alice's mother and brother dislike her? What was the cause of her nervous breakdown?
Also, way too much sex scenes, especially as I was listening to the audio reading of this. Listening to an Irish woman describe mediocre sex between two mediocre characters was unnerving and far too often for my liking. I felt these scenes never really contributed to the plot either.
Also, way too much sex scenes, especially as I was listening to the audio reading of this. Listening to an Irish woman describe mediocre sex between two mediocre characters was unnerving and far too often for my liking. I felt these scenes never really contributed to the plot either.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abortion, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic
ezzab126's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
Just like her other two books, this is an emotional and sensitive depiction of everyday life, the mundane. It travels through the characters thought processes to end the arch in a firm and succinct resolution - which is maybe slightly flat and boring compared to the ‘cliffhanger’/‘will they - won’t they’ ending of Normal People. Certainly pretentious and tedious in places but beautiful all the same.
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Domestic abuse
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