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aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Medical content, Racism, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Slavery, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Blood, Classism, Miscarriage, Murder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Grief, Infertility, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal cruelty and Child death
If reading about babies and birth upsets you in any way, this book may not be for you.msradiosilence'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
5.0
By all accounts, Frances’ story is a tragedy, and not necessarily of her own making. She’s a strong woman prone to making choices everyone warns her against, but their her choices to make. She did the best she could in her situations, even if the best was something truly horrific.
There can be some interesting speculation on whether Frances is a reliable narrator or not, considering the story is from her point of view, but I think a woman
Anyway, as much as it hurt me, I did really enjoy the book. One of the only 5 star reads from 2021.
Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
carolinb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Drug abuse, and Drug use
amberinbookland's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Incest, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Violence, Blood, Slavery, Sexism, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Death, Confinement, and Abandonment
spiderwitch'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
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Medical trauma, Incest, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Child abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Murder, Child death, and Mental illness
marieketron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
bodiesinbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
rorikae's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Collins does a great job of setting up the mystery of what actually happened to Mr. and Mrs. Benham and then pulling the reader back through time to explore Frannie's life. She paints a frank picture of what it was like to be mixed raced in the early 1800s from life on a plantation to life in London. Collins never shies away from exploring the brutality but also the joy that Frannie finds in her life. I came to care for Frannie just as much as I wanted to understand what had truly happened in the present day of the novel.
'The Confessions of Frannie Langton' is a very good historical mystery with fascinating but flawed characters and an engaging mystery at its core.
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Suicide, Slavery, Racism, Confinement, and Miscarriage