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moniipeters's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Pedophilia, Car accident, Death, Deportation, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
stw07's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
The beginning of this book is like every adult literary fiction novel that made me never want to make the jump from YA to adult books. Boring drivel about wealthy middle-aged people who are sad about their unfulfilling lives.
LUCKILY the second half surprised me by being way more interesting. Everyone was still rich and the main character Mitra was still incredibly irritating but I grew to really like the rest of the side characters, and the plot went in a direction I actually cared about (mainly the development of a chosen family).
I still was left wishing the book had given more insight into some of the other characters, mainly Olga (Was it ever revealed how she had been forced to leave the US and why she couldn’t return? Did I just miss that?) and Mitra’s sister.
LUCKILY the second half surprised me by being way more interesting. Everyone was still rich and the main character Mitra was still incredibly irritating but I grew to really like the rest of the side characters, and the plot went in a direction I actually cared about (mainly the development of a chosen family).
I still was left wishing the book had given more insight into some of the other characters, mainly Olga (Was it ever revealed how she had been forced to leave the US and why she couldn’t return? Did I just miss that?) and Mitra’s sister.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Incest and Racial slurs
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