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mmefish'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
0.5
I was in at the beginning, thinking the prose beautiful, but once M. Cunningham started inserting paragraphs from the actual "Mrs. Dalloway", it became clear (I'm yet to read it) that he has tried and failed to imitate Woolf's style.
The characters themselves are insufferable (Woolf's portrayal feels almost insulting, and I don't even consider myself her admirer); they're incredibly vain and whiny, overthinking every little thing because, clearly, the have nothing better to do. There's no depth, just vanity topped with some cursing (that emerged suddenly after more than 50% in) and expressions like "worshipping his ass", "fucking him sensless", " ...some force between them [aunt and her 5yo. niece], a complicity that is neither maternal nor erotic but contains elements of both". Cheap.
And, of course, women constantly think of how beautiful they/other women are or aren't, how they're getting older, how their breast touch other woman's breasts, how they desire another woman, how "she has kissed her sister, not quite innocently..."
I would probably LOVE this as a teenager. Now, thankfully, I know better.
Graphic: Terminal illness, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing and Gore
Minor: Sexual content and Incest
lenadesouza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Death, and Suicide attempt
moviemagus's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment
pickashelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Abandonment
tesladrianne'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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Suicide and Mental illness
grantsharpies'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Car accident
aalessandra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide
vitolaaaa'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
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
cilie's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
De tre fortællinger har på overfladen ikke meget andet tilfældes end gule roser, men efterhånden som man læsere videre føles de alligevel relevante for hinanden. Der er spørgsmål om seksualitet, identitet, samfundets normer og forventninger samt de valg de tre hovedpersoner har taget.
Temaer om hvorvidt man er havnet på det rette sted i livet, om at forstille sig/spille en rolle, om mindreværd, forskellige former for kærlighed og om selvmord/død er også gennemgående.
Jeg elskede de to historiske linjer, hvor vi følger hhv. Woolf i 1923 og Brown i 1949. De havde en meget Woolfsk 'feeling'. Desuden får vi superbe beskrivelser af kvinder der er psykisk ude af balance. Min største anke ved disse to linjer er at de er skrevet i nutid og det er jeg bare ikke fan af når vi taler historisk fiktion.
Linjen i 1990'erne har ikke den samme Woolfske 'vibe', men følger tilgengæld et langt stykke hen ad vejen narrativet i 'Mrs. Dalloway'. I dette spor får vi også et lille indblik i hvor forfærdelig en sygdom HIV/AIDS var i '80erne og 90'erne. Jeg var ikke så vild med denne del af bogen til at starte, men efterhånden som historien fik momentum vandt den ind og blev rigtig spændende.
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
maxella's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide