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melissa8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
1izreads'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
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Infertility
Minor: Pregnancy
alannacoward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infertility
gretchlikestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Infidelity and Infertility
itkimby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Infertility
cheeserue'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: Infidelity
Moderate: Infertility
lsmith725's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Infidelity and Infertility
amberjackonski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Infertility and Infidelity
moriahleigh'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? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Grief
theinkedpath'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? No
3.75
Me encanta como escribe esta mujer. Creo que es capaz de hacer historias de personajes y conseguir que les comprendas (incluyendo en ese proceso la parte buena y la parte mala, y me parece complejo hacer eso de forma realista). Ahora bien, aunque me ha gustado esta historia corta, creo que se hubiera beneficiado de más hojas para conseguir algo más de profundidad (aunque a través de las cartas y el paso del tiempo se observa parte de esa profundidad). A mí me hubiera gustado que fuera más larga.
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I will read everything Taylor writes. Seriously.
I believe she is the best at creating character driven stories with complex characters and their own weird, complex moral complex without sounding preachy... and, at the same time make you feel for these characters, and understand them.
I do believe that she managed to acomplish this as well in this short story (the letters create a very nostalgic, very tied-to-its-time feeling that works very well with the narrative that is being told), and yet, although I like the story as it is very compelling, I wanted a longer version of it. I needed more
Graphic: Misogyny, Infertility, Gaslighting, and Infidelity