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virgcole398's review against another edition
I wasn’t a fan of the writing style or the blatant fat phobia
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
5aru's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- 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
Groff's writing is certainly exquisite, reads like cold water down the throat, but I have rather complicated feelings about this book. On the one hand, I am deeply disgusted by the characters at a personal, primal level; on the other, I was incredibly invested in their histories, their relationships, their deep dark corners of the self. It's clear that the visceral disgust or repudiation the characters provoke is more than intentional - it is intrinsic to who they are and what their story is.
It does feel a bit too soap-opera-ish at times, with the ways the plot turned, and it's definitely not a book that will resonate with you in any positive way. It's far more likely to leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth, and yet, it is wholly unforgettable.
It does feel a bit too soap-opera-ish at times, with the ways the plot turned, and it's definitely not a book that will resonate with you in any positive way. It's far more likely to leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth, and yet, it is wholly unforgettable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexism
bronzeageholly's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Reading this book felt like I was in a big room full of people with special headphones on where I could only pick up bits of a conversation at a time. I was being slowly led through by someone I didn’t quite know and didn’t quite understand. It felt like I meandered so dreamily past, but was given just enough time to understand each passing person’s deepest fears and thoughts. After time, quite a long time, being led through the room, my guide took me to the top of the stairs and I looked over the balcony and was so shocked to see how everything and everybody we had passed came together so vibrantly and horrifically and beautifully.
I appreciate this book for how much it made me contemplate human existence.
It was very long though.
I appreciate this book for how much it made me contemplate human existence.
It was very long though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicide, Grief, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Body shaming
Minor: Drug use and Toxic friendship
carlytenille's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
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