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letiross'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
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Sexism
Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Outing and Acephobia/Arophobia
alexxmichelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Alcohol
madtheimpaler'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
What I love most about her books, is the academic setting and the workplace drama that ensues around it. I found the plot of this book in particular entertaining, because it brought me into a world that I am unfamiliar with and introduced me issues to which I would otherwise be blind. I often found myself thinking over my adjunct professors in college, and how I may have interacted with them. Hazelwood has done an excellent job drawing me into a world I know nothing about, and pulling at anger and frustration in the reader as Elsie is feeling them too.
However, this leads me to my only two problems I found in this book.
Love, Theoretically, as many of Hazelwood's book is full of lessons on how women are treated in STEM, academic, and other professional settings, but sometimes I get the feeling through Hazelwoods writing that her version of feminism doesn't always extend to non-academic women; it doesn't always feel like Hazelwood thinks very highly of women who have not completed post-graduate work, women who work at everyday desk jobs, or women who choose to get married and become mothers. I find it admirable that she wants to encourage women to pursue STEM, a field that is the opposite of welcoming toward women. That being said, I also feel she attaches self-worth to the level of degree one as completed through certain quips her characters make that are ultimately meant to be funny. To a women who chose lower level teaching and motherhood, that sort of humor comes off as elitist. Admittedly, these statements are sparse and scattered throughout the book, so it's not a constant bother, but still off-putting whenever it comes up.
My only other problem comes from the pacing of the book.
Lastly, I just wanted to add that Elsie gets bonus points for
Graphic: Outing and Sexual content
Moderate: Outing
fleur____'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Acephobia/Arophobia
nirellis's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism
Minor: Outing
mzgeee53's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Bullying, Cursing, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Outing
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing
chi__'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Outing, Medical content, and Death of parent
ars410's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Outing
devilbunny6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism and Mental illness
Minor: Outing, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship