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lola1229's review
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Death
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape
annoyedhumanoid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
on a serious note, it was nice to see someone get better.
I took one of my hands in the other, tried to imagine what it would feel like if it was another person’s hand holding mine. There have been times when I felt that I might die of loneliness. People sometimes say they might die of boredom, that they’re dying for a cup of tea, but for me, dying of loneliness is not hyperbole. When I feel like that, my head drops and my shoulders slump and I ache, I physically ache, for human contact—I truly feel that I might tumble to the ground and pass away if someone doesn’t hold me, touch me.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Grief, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Bullying
ecjl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Abandonment, Child death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Mental illness
aflseniors09's review
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism
jess_vitale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse
allison_jo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Maybe I'm reading into it way too much, but the blurbs on my copy of the book described it as "incredibly funny" and "satisfyingly quirky." They called Eleanor a "new curmudgeon to love." I think describing this book as such does the character of Eleanor a disservice. She is traumatized and is (I suspect, though it is never outright stated in the text) more than a little neurodivergent.
I sincerely hope that Reese Witherspoon is as kind to Eleanor in the impending movie adaptation as Raymond, Sammy, Maria, and Bob are to her in this book.
Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
Minor: Stalking
madisongturner's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
melanieripple's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault
potassiumk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Another thing is that somehow this woman knows nothing about modern society. Even the most tech deprived people I know, have phones and know what pop culture references are.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Sexual assault and Terminal illness
locajohanna'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: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Self harm
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia