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paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
everyotherpageorso'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Ableism and Infidelity
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
paolina's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Dementia