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karls_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Sexual content, War, Dementia, and Medical content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence
mezzoanddolce'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
3.5
Gosh, I'm a mess. This book is so good. It honestly took me a while to get into it. The beginning is long and my dislike of Briony didn't help contribute to my liking it, but i cant help but think that this book is a masterpiece in some ways.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Medical content, and War
Moderate: Dementia and Death
sarah2438's review against another edition
4.0
I started this book knowing basically nothing about it except that a selfish little girl ruined everyone's lives and yeah, that's right. But as anticipated, this book is critically acclaimed for a reason. It took me a while to get into-- Briony is so damn pretentious as a child, the font is tiny, and unimportant details are dragged out for quite a while-- but I can absolutely see the merit and came to love/hate it as I binged it on this fine Saturday. I don't think I'm as critical of a reader as I maybe should be, so I'm sure there's all manner of analysis I should be doing, but I am simply a vibes reader.
I recommend, but be in the right headspace and know that this book probably won't give you an ounce of joy.
Graphic: War and Gore
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Rape and Dementia
sadiaa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Classism, Terminal illness, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, and Dementia
hunkydory'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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Cursing and Dementia
livruther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, War, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Dementia
Minor: Rape, Death, and Grief
jfield351'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
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Grief, Pedophilia, and Terminal illness
amberinbookland's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Rape, Medical content, Dementia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and War
thinwhiteduke'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
2.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Gun violence, Body horror, Dementia, Death, and Forced institutionalization
louisebeereading'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
4.75
Graphic: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, and Dementia