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laurenbaggy'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol
rusina'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism
jennykre'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: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming
hedgehogreads01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
nwood1121's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Police brutality
josoko's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism
cmbohn'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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Gaslighting
rhiannon814r's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Car accident
Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
madzie'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? It's complicated
1.0
Additionally, Garmus's writing style is subpar at best. She seems to believe her readers are stupid as she tells them absolutely everything in frank detail and covers it over with big "sciency" words, never allowing the writing to breathe. Her sentences are simple and often boringly strung together, never giving vivid detail to her world to allow the reader to experience it. Occasionally, she'll hit gold with a particular line, but overall, she seems to favor hovering over everything just to produce a mess of thoughts. In the end, the novel reads like a string of random ideas never actually explored in depth—the substance of a first draft but not of a good novel.
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Car accident
Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia
kickitupanotch7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Gaslighting