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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
micaelacccc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexism, Misogyny, and Classism
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse
thatchickengirl23's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Outing, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Cancer, Sexism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Abortion, Death of parent, and Incest
Minor: Infidelity and Forced institutionalization
sensitive_book_lover31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I did feel like there was not much depth to Molly's relationships with other women and it did feel quite whimsical at times. However, it did reflect the fact that sexuality is very fluid and we are not 100% anything. I would give the novel a 3.5 stars!
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
hailstorm3812's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Minor: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Incest, Outing, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship
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.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
erinwolf1997'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: Homophobia, Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Rape, Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infidelity, Antisemitism, and Cancer
oklaheauxma'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
5.0
Moderate: Incest, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry
adevos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, Incest, Sexism, and Homophobia