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charvermont'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? It's complicated
4.0
Unnecessary fatphobic commentary (which is apparently Moshfegh’s thing across all her novels)
Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
mindespair's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Fatphobia, and Cancer
Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Cursing, Excrement, Abortion, and Classism
sophiaroesler's review against another edition
Moderate: Fatphobia, Animal death, Cancer, Death, and Animal cruelty
linguaphile412's review
- 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: Blood, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Animal death, and Excrement
Moderate: Death, Cancer, Sexual violence, and Violence
joensign's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Fatphobia, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment
mahinamahina'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
3.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Death, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Murder
_jaybee_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The first 60-70% read like a dark satire on the power of the stories we tell ourselves. The last bit documented the unraveling of a mind from within that very mind. By the end, any clarity you thought you had between reality and imagination is very fuzzy.
I've seen other reviews that interpreted the book as a bleak meditation on loneliness, and that is definitely a theme, just not the one that jumped out at me the most. It's incredibly well-written and thought provoking, but I can see how it would annoy readers if it's not their thing or if they expected something different.
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Classism, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse
kellyung's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
grunbean'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
3.0
Definitely for you if you like mystery, as every part of it feels like a mystery in some way. It just seems to lack something that ties it all together, I finished it feeling confused.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Abortion, Death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
parsnipsnap's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Excrement, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty