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amiegold'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? Yes
4.5
We traveled from New York to Switzerland to Equador and back again. I appreciated the cultural accuracy that the author portrayed, it felt like I visited and got to know these places myself.
This book accurately conveys the fear, sorrow and grief that comes along with mental illness, both for the sufferers and the caretakers. Ultimately, it is a love story of sisters, mothers and daughters and family. It was a beautiful journey.
I only removed a half star for the detailed sexual exploits and infidelity of Lucia's partner, which I really did not feel was necessary for the story and took away from the intimacy I otherwise felt with the character.
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Suicide
Moderate: Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Vomit
nytephoenyx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Vomit
clarereadstheworld'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit