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grey_writes_love's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Racism
Minor: Incest, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Child death, and Pregnancy
torturedreadersdept'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Dysphoria, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness
Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Medical content, Incest, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Sexual content
meganreadsbook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Racism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Incest, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent
h0neybear'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexism, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol, Incest, and Sexual content
kibiiiariii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Ableism, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Death, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Homophobia, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit
_inge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
There’s a lot of characters who are introduced briefly, and this book keeps shifting back from different segments in the past to the present. Often the protagonist thinks about something else whilst she’s having a conversation with another person, for instance. She’d trail off into her thoughts for a couple pages, and those thoughts then spark new memories so she trails off further. When she does end up back in the present it often takes you by surprise. You only have chapters to go off, no further indications about the story are being given. I often didn’t know if a particular event even mattered in the present either, sometimes a thought seemed more like an interesting anecdote the main character was remembering.
This is also probably the most racist classic I’ve ever read. A black man speaks English in a caricature way, and his face is described as being like molasses. Every Chinese person in this is yellow. Chapter 10 starts with the main character describing her face as that of a ‘sick Indian’. A woman from Slovakia is a stereotype and only appears for (what is implied to be) sex, and an Italian woman mimics the main character’s mum and can’t be trusted either. Every non American, non white character is a stereotype or seen as less worthy. Obviously this was written in a different time, but that’s something to consider before reading.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Death
Minor: Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual content, Misogyny, Incest, and Eating disorder