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veposve's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Vomit, Confinement, Self harm, and Suicide
hannahnwalding'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
2.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexual violence, Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit
lilawsahar'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
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death
sarareadsxxx13'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Blood and Sexual assault
picnicatthehangingtree'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
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Ableism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
star_lost_fairy'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
2.75
Also there is a very long list of trigger warning, I put all the ones I remembered in my post.
Graphic: Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Sexism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Alcohol
roouija'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Grief, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, Alcohol, Confinement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
lynix'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Suicide, Gore, Sexual content, Self harm, Blood, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
cliterarystudies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
avrilamber'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? It's complicated
4.0
I feel this book is going to become very important to me over my life. I felt like this book swallowed me up as well as gave me a warm hug.
I found Sylvia’s musings as Esther about life, death, womanhood, mental health incredibly relatable, which is surprising considering that this was published 60 years ago. It’s equally harrowing and comforting.
I saw so much of myself in the protagonist, Esther, her perfectionist ways, her criticisms of women’s role and expectations, how much her self worth derives from her achievements, and spiralling when things out of her control don’t go to plan. This book really hit home to me and it’s all the more poignant knowing the mental health problems Sylvia suffered in real life.
It’s a challenging read, but one I’m very glad I connected with. I will remember that fig tree analogy for the rest of my life.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Rape
Minor: Racial slurs