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bashsbooks'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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Cursing, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion, Death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, and Vomit
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Chronic illness
leilawoodhouse'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Addiction, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Emotional abuse
brie_without_the_e'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
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Abortion, and Death
meganjoy16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, and Self harm
seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Pedophilia
monarchgirl's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Self harm, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Abortion
bgay09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Self harm
grunbean's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
I haven’t read a book like it before, so it is hard to describe. I think what makes it so good to read is the characters and the tightly written narrative. No character is uninteresting, and the way Reid is able to make a story in this interview format is so interesting.
It will make you laugh, and it will make you sad. I would really recommend it
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Addiction, Violence, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Self harm, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
looseleafellie's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
All of the characters felt realistically flawed, though some were certainly more likable than others. Daisy Jones in particular really started getting on my nerves, but I liked how she learned her lesson by the end. On the other end of the spectrum, Camila was literally perfect. Fabulous, no notes. And Billy ... well, I did want to reach into the book and slap some sense into him sometimes, but I appreciate his strength of character after he pulled himself out of his deepest hole.
I also appreciated the song lyrics at the end of the book -- it made the world seem more real. Of course, they changed all the lyrics for the show adaptation, but that's to be expected since Taylor Jenkins Reid presumably isn't a professional songwriter.
I'm currently watching the show adaptation, and so far I definitely prefer the book, but that's nothing new. It's still cool to see parts of a story I enjoyed come to life.
CWs: Abortion, alcohol abuse, anxiety, infidelity, depression, drug use/abuse, eating disorder, pregnancy, self-harm.
Graphic: Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Eating disorder and Self harm
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy
leyendoentremontanias'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: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Self harm
Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexism, Death, Misogyny, and Abortion
Minor: Vomit