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jdrosario_'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Suicide, and Self harm
emabled'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
4.0
there are parts of esther that reflect the ugly parts inside of a lot of people, those parts we refuse to acknowledge. there is also a false sense of anachronism i place on women from the before the 21st century where i conceive them as entirely sentimentally different from women today. this book proves me wrong. insufferable as esther was at times, her (sometimes) feminist perspectives, particularly on men, was relatable. her rawness of her mental illness was incredibly effective. her humanity was so important. esther depicts the kind of internal monologue that makes me think she externally seems like a man entirely different girl. in that, i see myself, and i'm sure many other readers do too. again, she's horribly rude and intolerable at times, but what an interesting character that makes!
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, and Self harm
Moderate: Blood, Sexual harassment, Gore, and Death
vonnibel'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
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Blood, and Mental illness
isabezza's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Torture, Medical content, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Death
avawetherall'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: Blood, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
nick_karr'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
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Mental illness
withlivjones'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
4.5
There were definitely some parts of the book that dragged a little; just from hearing about the plot I wasn’t expecting Esther’s trip to New York to end so early into the book. Furthermore, there is So Much casual racism just thrown in, and I get that the book was written decades ago but it was still unnecessary and disruptive to the reading experience.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Medical content, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexism, Fatphobia, Blood, and Homophobia
ella43688'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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
samugranjo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Blood, and Mental illness
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Death of parent
There's descriptions of bad medical practices with mentally ill patients, including a detailed shock treatment session. There's also a reference to a lobotomy.jmackus3698'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
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood