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leefox'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
Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Excrement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
sarafps16'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
4.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Minor: Excrement
meesha_kay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Excrement
mima345's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
blueberry0531's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Excrement and Vomit
Minor: Ableism, Death, Homophobia, and Self harm
gabbygarcia'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
I would advise readers to research this book thoroughly and read the content warnings beforehand as many descriptions are quite graphic and uncomfortable to read.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
racist remarks about thai and mexican peopleqspeaks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Alcohol
amberrenfrey'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent
funsized327'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
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Excrement
absalad31'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
2.0
I really wanted to like this, and I did at first. The writing is really beautiful and raw. However I couldn’t get past some of the content.
After the first part, and Elio actually makes a move, it gets uncomfortable. The 17 year old lusting after someone older feels ok, and somewhat relatable. The reverse however, felt predatory. I would have strongly preferred that the love/lust be one-sided.
Aside from the obvious age difference/power dynamics between the two leads, I also did not like the following:
The peach scene.
Oliver poops and Elio wants to look at it. Then he goes to poop without flushing, and Oliver rubs Elios stomach to help. I swear this actually happened in the book. That was the last straw.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship
Minor: Excrement