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anapthine'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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infertility, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Lesbophobia, Xenophobia, Child death, Sexism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Infidelity
Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Violence, and Drug abuse
Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
amadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Xenophobia, Child death, Lesbophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
daisymayl's review
- 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
Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Infidelity
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, and Drug abuse
sam_crl's review
- 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
Something that I had to learn the hard way is that this isn’t a book that you can just read easily as an escape from reality.
It has taken me two months to read it and I knew from the beginning that this was going to be a book that will make me think about its content way after I have finished it. It deals with topics that are not very easy to read about, but at the same time Bernardine Evaristo builds up such complex characters with so many hidden secrets that you are simply mesmerized. It was a constant struggle between not wanting to put it down and needing to do exactly that to take a moment to breathe.
Of course, I am White and the book deals with People of Color, which means that I have a very different approach and viewpoints to its content (starting with the fact that I have never experienced racism myself), but I genuinely think that this is a book that should be read by everyone. I’d even say it should be a mandatory school book, but I do not believe I‘ll ever see the day when those aren‘t books written by White men.
In conclusion, I loved this book with every part of my being and I will now annoy the sh*t out of my friends to read it as well.
Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Miscarriage
adeliab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Classism, Rape, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation
Minor: Cancer, Slavery, and Addiction
lenni_sc'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racism, Abandonment, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, Outing, Misogyny, Miscarriage, War, and Pregnancy
corriejn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Homophobia
Minor: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Transphobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Colonisation
lucy12345's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
Minor: Miscarriage and Abandonment
vaniafernandez_'s review
- 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: Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Incest and Infidelity
avacate9'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? No
4.25
Moderate: Drug use, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia