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kat_rowlen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
Moderate: Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Grief
kelisabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ariel_marie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood
elisahec's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Rape, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
blewballoon'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? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy
extraterrestrialcrisis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Abortion
stacy_es's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
crystal83087's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Classism
mbmayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
From the very start, she uses the example of giving up her application to Cambridge's history program as an example of her husband pointing her away from her dreams towards more "reliable" "safe" choices. As though there are no universities offering graduate history programs in Ohio. She also talks about boxing up her novels, because as we all know responsible adults don't read old Victorian books! We never hear anything good about James, no indication as to why she married him and stayed married for 10 years. I feel like this was a missed opportunity from the author to make me care about the relationship.
Also, as she works through the mystery, she keeps fantasizing that if she solves it maybe someone will give a job as a historian researcher. This line of thinking would make sense if she were the twelve year old in the story, but she's thirty something. At the end of the book, she applies to Cambridge in a night. Truly I should not have expected realism by this point in the book, but as someone who has applied to undergraduate and graduate level programs, it takes more than a few hours. But of course she gets in.
I also don't understand why she threw the glass vial away (I assume something about closing that chapter of her life.) or why Eliza ends up with twins at the end (women wanting babies is a present theme in this book, but I don't recall it being important to Eliza).
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape and Medical content
andloveistoolong's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pregnancy