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laurajones's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Deadnaming
Minor: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Body shaming, and Body horror
thoroughlyenjoyedbooks's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Transphobia
caroline_reads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Generally, however, I thought that the novel was generally unfocused with no clear plot or purpose. There was an unnecessary scene in which
Winterson indicates in her final note that the purpose of this novel is to explore how reality is unclear. Lofty ambitions, but she has not explored such an idea in a way that is compelling or adds to our understanding of human reality.
The best line of the novel comes near the end: "grief means living with someone who is no longer there."
Graphic: Sexual assault, Deadnaming, and Transphobia
Moderate: Miscarriage and Religious bigotry
laurenw22's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Miscarriage
hmatt's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Deadnaming
Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Medical content, and Homophobia
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexism