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teaxmillions's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Incest and Forced institutionalization
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
CAWPILE = 9.43
Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Vomit, and Medical content
lostinthelibrary'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
4.0
My edition had some reading group notes at the end one of which asked when this book was set. It really made me think as the book is written in such a way that it could be placed anywhere within the 20th century and even the "modern" section could well be historical. The book is truly timeless while still having a strong sense of setting and atmosphere and that takes true skill. This really allowed the book to take its place among the classic gothic tales which it references and is inspired by. Overall, a wonderful reading experience.
WARNING: If you somehow have managed to avoid knowledge of the ending of Jane Eyre, this book will spoil it.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
Minor: Incest
mariebrunelm'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
4.25
The story is that of Margaret, a antique book seller who dabbles in biography writing for unknown people of the 19th century. One day she receives a very special invitation in the post: Vida Winter, the most famous writer of her generation, asks her to write her biography after years of misleading journalists about her past. There ensues a story about the stories we tell ourselves, those that shape us and those that we hide. It's an extremely dark character study of two women shaped by trauma and grief for things they can't always identify. But it's also a fabulous hommage to the power of literature.
Rep: lesbian MC.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
anni_swanilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Incest and Forced institutionalization
gardenstparker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Grief
Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization