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brenncocoa'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Stalking, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Abortion
thepurplebookwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
What a nice feeling it is to end the reading year on a very good book! 🙂
Outside of considerations of prose (the style of which I really enjoyed here), the effective conveying of dialect (which I was really able to appreciate given my partner is from the North of Ireland), or the satisfying depth of the book's character work... I primarily want to praise Milkman for its excellent (and most definitely, feminism-informed) theming on the actual intersection of axes of oppression – or forms of discrimination – as experienced within the context of a (rather complex) civil war (in this specific case, the Irish Troubles), and the experience of intimidation, fear and trauma on both a personal and a communal level. There was so much nuanced thought put into the substance of this text; a lot of hard, heart-hitting moments as well, that I could personally relate to, or relate to by proxy, in a way, given my now more personal connection to Irish culture and that particular chapter of Irish history. This is definitely one I would happily recommend!
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: War
The story centres on a female character who is being stalked by a prominent member of her community, and takes place during the Irish Troubles.royze's review against another edition
Moderate: Stalking and War
almondfawn'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
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Blood, and War
becatetwo's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: War
Minor: Suicide
momisty24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, and Classism
clare_dv'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
3.5
Graphic: Stalking and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
humanskeleton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Suicide and Stalking
alishaabrahamsreads's review
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent
aiscii's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There are a lot of no-name characters, each struggling with the same problems but our narrator makes a point of keeping her head down and not talking about it.
Middle sister has a great vocabulary but no words to describe sexually predatory behaviour, even to herself.
Everything is awful all of the time (with the, you know, situation) but there's humour in it.
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and War