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aileensbookshelf'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
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts
booksandlattesaddict's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Alcoholism
nineinchnails's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Addiction
yajairat'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
I was not a big fan of the lack of quotation marks in this case. I’ve read them before and had no issue, but for some reason I found myself having to reread certain parts of the book. I also thought there was not enough focus on some of these topics that were affecting the main characters. The analysis felt a bit half hearted to me.
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Suicide
iovreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Eating disorder
stellahadz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Overall, the book is a little slow to start, but I was glad I continued reading. The prose was beautiful, the characters were well fleshed-out, and their family dynamics were compelling, especially Will's relationship with his grandmother. The dialogue, as well as the characters' thoughts and emotions, felt realistic. However, some parts of the book verged on a little overdramatic, and it seemed like the author was trying to stuff as much tragedy and drama as possible into the story to advance the plot. For Will's and Rosie's sakes, I wish the book had focused more on how they worked towards healing individually and then grew together, as opposed to relying on their love for each other to magically fix everything, but that probably wouldn't sell as many copies!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Eating disorder, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
lucyduller's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Cancer
chris_reads'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Dysphoria, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, and Medical content
elisacarlene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Moderate: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
bella_cavicchi's review
- 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
Recommend, and with pleasure.
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, Sexual content, Infidelity, Cancer, and Medical content
Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
Minor: Pregnancy