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lucyatoz'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
3.0
The book then tells their story through the lens of a specific day, the 15th July, St. Swithin's day, every year from 1988 to 2007, through the highlights and lowlights, from being friends to being married to other people to the end of one of their lives.
The narrative is an intriguing one, however as I read it I felt getting more and more cheated of getting the whole story! I am happy that I have read it, but it is not one that I will stay in the memory for long.
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity
oceanwriter'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Car accident
cptnstphy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug abuse
abbruzzese'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
"I suppose the important thing is to make some sort of difference," she said. "You know, actually change something."
"What, like 'change the world', you mean?"
"Not the whole world. Just the little bit around you."
I LOVED THIS. like omg. such a fun plot premise, great pacing, lovable main characters. i find that a lot of romance books have a couple in which one of them is the love of my life and the other is the most annoying person i've ever encountered, but dexter and emma were very well balanced, both to each other and with themselves.
the only part i didn't like was the ending.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Drug use
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Aside from everything that hasn't aged well, like the raging fatphobia, the characters are just so unlikeable and immature.
Because we're only shown snapshots over the course of 20 years, more often than not we see Em and Dex at their worst which makes it difficult to root for them.
The ending is deeply unsatisfying.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Death
Minor: Infertility, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
jolineliest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
chloewakham'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
Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
anewton'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, and Drug use
Minor: War and Vomit
erinbailey'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: Alcoholism
Moderate: Car accident and Death
Minor: Death of parent
only read the rest of this if you like spoilersmegnzhang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death
Minor: Drug use and Alcoholism