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lrosenzweig23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abandonment, War, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Moderate: Emotional abuse, War, Rape, and Chronic illness
Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide
infectedarea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism
maresuju's review against another edition
<CW: marital rape>
I understand that this is supposed to be a representation of the monotony/mediocrity that life can be, but I almost feel like this was the opposite. The MC is selfish, refused to make decisions or take any action, and only acts out of his own immediate interests. He essentially forces his wife to marry him despite her making it clear that she has no romantic interest in him, and he rapes her regularly (the author makes it very clear that she’s either asleep or wake up and is tense/unmoving). And then he wonders why his life is shitty, why his wife hates him and keeps her daughter from him.
Truly he is a mediocre (at best) man who feels like he’s entitled to a job, friends, a wife, a family, everything just because he’s there, but puts no effort into any of his relationships. I really tried to stick it out, and made it almost 70% of the way through, but I was just so annoyed and angered by the MC that I couldn’t find a single reason to care about what happens.
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, War, Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
babelfish'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Cancer and Gaslighting
Minor: Death and Emotional abuse
frankieclc's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, War, Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
stuckduck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Death
Minor: War
lamotte'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Rape and Emotional abuse
sadiaa's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, War, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
reggiewoods'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
Minor: Medical content, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Grief, Rape, Emotional abuse, Death, and Gaslighting