madeleinebay's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Misogyny, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Religious bigotry
hcasasca's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Infertility, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Abortion, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual violence
editoryalizing's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Infertility, Grief, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship
thiccandspicy's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Such a strange book to have read to completion for me. The writing style was very engaging, expected from someone with Brit Bennett’s current fame, so I could still put up with the second half of the book though it was considerably slower. The ending was incredibly confusing, and I really don’t know what to make of it
TL;DR The atmosphere got really claustrophobic after a while, and I didn’t quite get the point of the book.
Spoiler
I’m strongly pro-choice, and I guess I was expecting this book to take that stance or at least firmly plant me in the characters’ shoes, but it simply didn’t (a common complaint, judging by the reviews). The only character I really felt for was Aubrey, but even her issues were never explored in detail, relegating her to a tertiary position after Nadia and Luke (who were both utterly intolerable).Spoiler
other than ab*rtion bad and ruins everyone’s lives apparently ?????? what a strange messageTL;DR The atmosphere got really claustrophobic after a while, and I didn’t quite get the point of the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual violence
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