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nick_00'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
4.75
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Misogyny
adl2990'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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
alexxrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
I don't know if I would qualify this book as romantic. I already roughly knew Hemingway's life so I felt a sense of impending doom all the time. It was a beautiful love story but I knew it wasn't going to last but I think the author used that to her advantage. She tells you in the first chapter that the marriage will dissolve, so even if you don't know Hemingway's story you know it's coming.
McLain created such a beautifully broken world that I'll definitely be looking into the sequel she wrote about one of Hemingway's other wives. I'm interested to see if she can convince me that one of Hemingway's other relationships was as beautiful as the one McClain imagined between Hemingway and Hadley.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
badmom'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
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Minor: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Abandonment
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abandonment, Gun violence, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Grief, War, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts
hattie's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism
noirin'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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
rosiecaves's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide