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lola1229's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Death
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape
annoyedhumanoid'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
4.75
on a serious note, it was nice to see someone get better.
I took one of my hands in the other, tried to imagine what it would feel like if it was another person’s hand holding mine. There have been times when I felt that I might die of loneliness. People sometimes say they might die of boredom, that they’re dying for a cup of tea, but for me, dying of loneliness is not hyperbole. When I feel like that, my head drops and my shoulders slump and I ache, I physically ache, for human contact—I truly feel that I might tumble to the ground and pass away if someone doesn’t hold me, touch me.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Grief, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Bullying
ecjl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Abandonment, Child death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Mental illness
fionafsw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I liked the main character quite a bit; some aspects of her loneliness really resonated with my own situation. And the story is entertaining enough. But the writing struck me as juvenile, as if the author was completing an assignment for a creative writing class. Her portrayal of the protagonist was inconsistent (how can someone so lacking in knowledge about the world be good at crosswords?) and superficial. She tries to make every sentence funny by making poor Eleanor react obliviously, ignorantly to everything, just to get a cheap laugh out of the reader, at Eleanor's expense. I'm not okay with that. The themes that the book introduces are heavy: child abuse and neglect, loneliness, depression, suicide, death... but the presentation of these themes feels trite, as if the author didn't do any research.
It's (very) easy reading and I finished it in a few days. If you need a novel for a long flight or a lazy weekend at a cabin/on the beach, this could be a contender. But if you want to read something that doesn't feel like the author sat down and thought, "Okay! How do I make this funny? How many sniggers can I squeeze out of the reader on this page? How do I make this edgy?" then you may want to look elsewhere.
Reese Witherspoon's book club recommends it. If I'd known that, I probably would have passed on it
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Child death
hazelsnoot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Classism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Abandonment
Minor: Rape and Animal cruelty
madisongturner's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
ashley_dreaming's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent
enoemo'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: Grief, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Rape, Abandonment, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
vvaanneessssaa'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? It's complicated
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Stalking, Rape, Cursing, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer
jaylee_books'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
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Abandonment