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amiegold's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Lucia is a beautiful, optimistic and talented woman who finds herself struggling unexpectedly with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. We find ourselves following how she copes with this disease throughout her life through her eyes, as well as the eyes of the people around her. We hear about a period of time from her sister Miranda's point of view, then weave back to experience it from Lucia's perspective. This layered perspective opened my eyes to how easy it looks to outsiders to just get healthy, and how difficult it is for the sufferer to even identify what in their life is wrong.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
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
tallhousecookies's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Misogyny
clarereadstheworld's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Touching, thought provoking, beautiful writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
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