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pagesandtales's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
mementomoriiv's review against another edition
I realized what happens at the end and I want to save myself the emotional upheaval.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
theequeenbrie's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Fatphobia
vavocado's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
unhingedreader's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death and Fatphobia
brightface77's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
If you are looking for a thriller about investigating a potential murder, I’m not sure if this book is for you. However, if you are looking for a beautifully written character study of an elderly widow coming to terms with the isolation of old age and the reality of a limited future, I’d highly recommend it.
Too many times women of older generations have had to limit their lives so much that all they have left is the resentment this causes and the jealous judgement of others. What becomes of you when all the people you resented are gone and you are left with only emptiness? What do you decide to fill it with? This book is one story of how it might come to be.
If you were looking for more of a slow burn thriller rather than character study, I highly recommend Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead by Nobel Prize winning Polish author Olga Tokarczuk.
Too many times women of older generations have had to limit their lives so much that all they have left is the resentment this causes and the jealous judgement of others. What becomes of you when all the people you resented are gone and you are left with only emptiness? What do you decide to fill it with? This book is one story of how it might come to be.
If you were looking for more of a slow burn thriller rather than character study, I highly recommend Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead by Nobel Prize winning Polish author Olga Tokarczuk.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Infidelity
trinefuqit's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
pgflanagan9's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Fatphobia
sarahruthsreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
charvermont's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Disturbing, an unlikeable protagonist but it is interesting to see her slowly unraveling. Wished the mystery was more than just in her head but great writing nonetheless.
Unnecessary fatphobic commentary (which is apparently Moshfegh’s thing across all her novels)
Unnecessary fatphobic commentary (which is apparently Moshfegh’s thing across all her novels)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, and Fatphobia