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scarroll178's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I thought the ending was a bit rushed, but
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and Incest
joensign's review
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Incest and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and Confinement
julessssss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Rape, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, and Classism
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Racial slurs
allymute's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Homophobia and Racism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
livia_jewel's review
- 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
Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Lesbophobia
t_rex_'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Incest
The insest is a very very small section that is only ever talked about once, there is no actual acts of insest, it is just mentioned later on in the book. Child abuse is touched on near the beginning and it is mentioned slightly more then other things.catcherinthepi'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Ableism, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Eating disorder, Incest, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent
ilse23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
'You have to do some of the things everybody does or people don't like you.'
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Incest
james1star's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- Fatphobia - there sees to be quite a few references to certain characters (most notably Leroy at the start of the book) being fat and this is viewed in a negative light, it’s also not addressed as the book (and Molly) develops
- Anti-butchness (is that a word?) - I did find Molly to view the Butch lesbians in a more negative way and once saying something like what’s the point when you could be with a man, it did develop to be a bit more nuanced and I know the author portrays herself as not the most feminine so it’s likely just the character and reflective of the time
- Ageism - Molly seems to not really like or appreciate the older queers all that much, I get most younger people don’t and we leave her around twenty five so obviously her opinion will change but it’s a point
- Rape & incest - the parts with Polina and later her daughter Alice were quite uncomfortable to read, when Molly manages to get Polina to have sex with her it’s quite forceful despite her later enjoying the act and it being done to release something she’s been repressing, that being said it’s still not right, later Alice thinks her mum wants to have sex with her and this whole discussion around incest was just totally unnecessary, weird and not handled the best I feel
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Grief, Bullying, Abortion, Religious bigotry, Incest, Sexism, and Cursing
olivkeene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism