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eskies'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
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Classism
leenzreadz'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
2.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship
angiesix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Infidelity
bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
grboph'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting
Minor: Gore, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
kdailyreads'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Medical content
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, and Vomit
sejw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
ptitirodactyle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Maybe I’m too cynical but I didn’t feel compelled by the rich people become woke narrative. Being a white saviour to feel better about yourself without actually confronting your biases and privilege doesn’t make one a good person.
The book tried to tackle racism and classism as well but it all felt disingenuous. The lower class characters were actually middle class and quite privileged themselves.
I liked the first half of the book especially Georgiana’s hypocrisy calling herself a well-traveled woman while not knowing that the UAE is a country. The second half is where I lost interest.
As it was the author’s debut I would still be interested in reading her future works to see her evolution.
If you want to read a good complexly nuanced book about rich people in New York I would easily recommend Trust by Hernan Diaz.
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
bella_cavicchi'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
3.0
But as I said: sometimes simply reading about the lives of the ultra-wealthy is very fun!
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Racism