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applesaucecreachur's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Not even sure what I can say about this book. I spent so long reading it during a very strange, turbulent time in my life. To be sure, some portions did not age well in both their language and their attitudes. Other passages, though, felt almost like biblical prescriptions. (Mary Rommely could sell me every single copy of a book she wrote on life advice.) Following a lonely, reflective, bookish protagonist as she grew more and more aware of the world was heart-breaking in the most unexpected ways. It made me want to cry, cheer, and scream with rage over the lot of women in a world built on our labor and suffering. Not a page went by where I wasn't rooting for the loving, gritty, and at times luckless Nolan family. I look forward to returning to this book as a time capsule of who I was when I read it.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Antisemitism
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Gore, War, and Alcohol
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Antisemitism and Racial slurs
keepsleep's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence
ginadapooh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infertility, and Racial slurs
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