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challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny
Moderate: Pregnancy, War
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Classism
Minor: Pregnancy, War
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Misogyny
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy, War
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"At a certain age... everything
we've done is no longer enough. It was useful only in making us what we are. And just as we are, now that we're truly ourselves, what we've wanted to be or could be, we'd like to start to live again, consciously, according to our current tastes. Instead, we have to continue to live the life we chose when we were someone else."
A journey into the mind of a discontented middle-aged woman who wages an internal war against the constructs that have shaped her life up until now. Timeless, and so beautifully written - just a little slow to get into initially.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
desperate housewife journaling arc
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well-written and interesting.
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was surprised by how much I loved Forbidden Notebook, surprised and a little horrified at how much I could relate to Valeria, a woman living in 1950s Italy. Her sense of having lost herself in her role of wife and mother, of struggling to find time and space for something just for her - something as simple as writing her thoughts in a notebook, and then feeling guilty when she did really hit home, as did some of the realities of parenting adult children and middle marriage. A quiet domestic story that powerfully resonated with me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War