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euphemia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
maybe the singular issue i saw here is the scottish slang. like, it's realistic but still it took me a while to get the hang of it and i even resorted to a glossary of slang i found online.
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Blood
katiehuntington's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
laner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Rape
Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Death, and Grief
naomiwhit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Vomit
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
verynicebook's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Rape, and Physical abuse
helenab18'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, and Homophobia
stripedcreature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt
annicanns'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
I picked it up after reading A Little Life in hopes of finding something as emotionally exhausting as I tend to find comfort in reading books where characters have experienced similar things to me.
For the majority of this book, I was completely enticed and wrapped up in the book.
A little more than half way through, I hit a stump. I got a little bored of the same old same old in the section and had to force myself to push through in hopes for the ending to be amazing.
The ending? Amazing.
Pros: Great writing, pacing, and overall a great story
Cons: A little difficult to read at some parts because of the way the accent is spelt out, the amount of time centered around Shuggie as a boy was much much longer than I thought (I thought the book would be about him as an adult learning to cope with life after trauma from his childhood)
Graphic: Rape, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
novellenovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Vomit
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
merle98'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit