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marywahlmeierbracciano's review
challenging
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A fifty-something general practitioner, Elin has found herself discontented. Her unattentive but otherwise nice husband is constantly off skiing, she’s through with socializing because people annoy her, and her only remaining friend encourages her alcoholism. It’s no wonder that she stumbles into an affair with a boyfriend from her college years. With a timeline that leaps from before, during, and after the affair is discovered, we see Elin’s carefully-constructed persona disintegrate. The best part? She discusses her demise only with the skeleton model in her office at work, where she has been secretly sleeping since leaving home. Natural Causes is woven with satire, social commentary, and a heroine who’s not entirely likeable, though perhaps she’s doing her best.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Dementia, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, Transphobia, Abandonment, Infertility, Excrement, Sexism, and Suicide attempt
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