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hannahlouise_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Excrement
Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship
lovelylilelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Cancer, Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Body shaming
Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship
bubaubz's review
- 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
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Abortion, Blood, Cancer, Death, and Grief
frenchtoast_n_books'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
3.0
Moshfegh is eloquent and I love how committed she is to writing a strong character with a unique personality. I love that the main character is very unreliable in her narration.....but that's about all I loved and enjoyed when it comes to this story.
I wanted more from the Magda mystery then we were given and less past reflection of Vesta. The lengthy chapters and paragraphs also made me struggle to read this without falling asleep within minutes. Lastly, Vesta is such a problematic character that also hindered my reading experience. She is fat phobic, misogynistic, and classist to a toxic level.
This decent into loneliness, grief, and aging gives a mystery premise the addition of metaphysical exploration that could be just what readers are after if you are okay with the things I had issues with.
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Excrement, Grief, Cancer, Medical content, and Terminal illness