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raconteur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Their relationship is TOXIC,
Connel made my blood boil in many situations. He is absolutely problematic, in my pov, but he was well written. Marianne is complex, too, and it's quite interesting to read more about their journey and toxic emotional attachment to each other.
What annoyed me at first was the lack of quotation marks, but I got used to it.
Also, it includes some Marxist, political, and historical references. The author, herself, is known for her Marxist takes, too.
A couple of books Marianne and Connell read (in the book and the show):
- The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- In Seach of Time by Marcel Proust
- The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
- A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter
- Selected Poems by Frank O’Hara
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- In the Waiting Room by Elizabeth Bishop
- Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
- Ulysses, by James Joyce
- Candide, or Optimism by Voltaire Connell
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- All My Sons by Arthur Miller
- Temples of Delight by Barbara Trapido (in the background in the show)
- A novel by James Salter
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
whitne_ey'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: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Blood
weirdf1shy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Grief, Pedophilia, Bullying, Cursing, and Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity
mainon_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Eating disorder, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship
lindseylosers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Blood, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death, Bullying, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Abortion
microbemom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Classism and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent
euphvrian'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
3.5
i found myself really relating to connell so much, definitely might even be the fictional character out of everything i’ve ever read that is actually a representation of how i think and feel. i think thats my greatest takeaway from this book.
Still, he would lie down and die for her at any minute, which is the only thing he knows about himself that makes him feel like a worthwhile person.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
reemoony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Classism, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide
kitty_reads_'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexism
growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts