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ardour'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Addiction, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Incest, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Self harm
Moderate: Body horror, Grief, Confinement, Gore, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death and Blood
Extra content warning for the existential dread that’s portrayed for the most part of the novel (I’m thinking of others with existential OCD like me)—HOWEVER important to note that everything changes for Eileen at a certain point in the book and she undergoes a paradigm shift where one (seemingly insignificant thing) makes her realise that her life can have meaning. I found it SUPER cathartic in this way so I’m glad I kept going even though up until then her existential angst was hard to read. ~~~ Why there’s so many TWs - read to get a more accurate perspective on whether it’s the kind of book for you (spoiler free): This book is written from the perspective of Eileen writing about her young adulthood—as an elderly person. A lot of her dark thoughts & xenophobia come from the time when she grew up and the lack of love/care she received as a child. In this way I found it somewhat easier to suspend my reaction to some of the awful things she said. Additionally, Eileen, at the age she is writing the story, wants to portray what kind of person she was back then—warts and all—without trying to distract from what she feels are negative & toxic traits by inspiring sympathy. In this way it’s aggressively honest and Eileen doesn’t want to shield her past self from the judgement she feels she deserves.nabila99'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Blood, Death, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Stalking, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Drug use, Police brutality, Classism, and Confinement
readingwithrickwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gore, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Rape
hannahlouise_'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Excrement, Incest, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion
lcyarnall1'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
3.75
Graphic: Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Gore, Body shaming, Body horror, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Incest
bookishgoob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
raelong12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Vomit, Violence, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, and Gore
Minor: Child abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gun violence
jillybooks'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
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Gore, and Domestic abuse
dealingwithdragons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Torture, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Abortion
elizabethbb'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gore, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Stalking