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stalfos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Graphic: Terminal illness, Infidelity, Cancer, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, War, and Classism
lrosenzweig23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abandonment, War, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting
bookbelle5_17'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Bullying, War, and Death
apthompson'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
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Death, War, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content
babelfish's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Cancer and Gaslighting
Minor: Death and Emotional abuse
serendipitysbooks'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, War, and Infidelity
sadiaa's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, War, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
lief_'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
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Infidelity
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cancer, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and War
Minor: Alcoholism
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
William Stoner is an incredibly awkward and passive-aggressive protagonist. The book is sad, slow, and deeply melancholic as it follows his tiny little life at the University of Missouri during the Greatest Generation. I found him frustrating, but in a way that makes a compelling book.
Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Ableism, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Rape
wormgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, War, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, and Infidelity