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laughingrecord's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Rape
ifweweresorrows'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
2.75
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny
roxanne_beznosiuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Blood, and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racial slurs
ale24's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Homophobia and Grief
aloy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Medical content, and Medical trauma
sergiogt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The beginning was really confusing for me, not sure where the story was headed to be honest. I appreciate adjectives to better picture what the characters are seeing/living but the comparisons and descriptions felt a tad too overcomplicated in style.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Death, Medical trauma, Suicide, Mental illness, Vomit, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Self harm, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Blood
bananapie123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Racism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
gilnean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Ableism, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Self harm, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit
Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cursing, Bullying, Xenophobia, Excrement, Animal death, Miscarriage, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Antisemitism
lakea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Torture
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical content, Confinement, Racial slurs, Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism, Vomit, and Blood
bookcentipede'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
And because of the scathing descriptions of friends, family and herself however I think this gives a very real portrait of the experience of depression for a woman like Plath in the 1960’s.
I admire it’s candidacy and awareness of its unlikeableness and believe this book is essential for understanding the world through a lense of what depression can be like.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Racism, Self harm, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Grief