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elspethmigliore's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
i’m in awe of what i just read. i only wish the ending could have been elongated and it all didn’t happen so quickly. everything else was incredible and so emotional.
definitely reread material ✅
definitely reread material ✅
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Body horror, Drug abuse, and Drug use
jfield351's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is my fourth TJR book so i was expecting amazing things and a big finale, but I didn’t get that. It was still a very well written book but it felt kind of flat and I’m a bit confused as to why this is rated higher than SHOEH. The little twist at the end that the author was julia, wasn’t too shocking. i was also surprised that TJR would use the same sort of twist here as in another book of hers . It was interesting, I really liked and connected with Karen. A lot of lines in here were very touching and framed concepts in ways i hadn’t seen them before. But it’s not my favourite book. it does give a (what i believe is a thoroughly researched) insight into the drugs and sex’s and rock and roll culture in the 70’s, and the differing perspectives of the same events.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death, and Infidelity
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
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