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withlivjones'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Terminal illness and Cancer
Minor: Death of parent and Grief
icarusandthesun'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
and i agree. it's got every rooney-esque element in it: large age gaps, financial differences - power imbalances. a bruised and difficult relationship to paternal figures. no quotation marks. quick and unfelt writing that still manages to pull on every single one of your heartstrings.
reflections on life. reflections on death. cold and yet comforting relationship dynamics. bold and eloquent dialogue.
often unrelatable, but very pretty.
Graphic: Terminal illness
Minor: Emotional abuse
samarakroeger'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
4.25
Sukie, the narrator of Mr. Salary, is a classic Rooney protagonist. She has the same darkly cynical self-deprecating sense of humor as Frances. Lots of insecure attachment style present, as well as the expected parental issues (Marianne) and predilection for older men (Sukie and Nathan are by far the most similar to Eileen and Simon).
Like all of her work, this principally examines the intersection of money and class with sex and relationships, all of which have to do with power dynamics.
Knowing that this predates all of her published novels gives some insight on how Rooney has evolved as a writer, too. This is written in a style very similar to Convos with Friends (first person with more figurative language use). The similes in here were odd and unique.
I wish this was a lot longer - there’s a lot packed into a small story but Rooney could have explored it all in a lot more depth given a longer page count.
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Suicide
pookiee'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? It's complicated
Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness
Minor: Sexual content, Addiction, Death of parent, and Alcohol
reads_eats_explores's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
venetiana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Cancer, Dementia, Abandonment, and Death of parent
vixenreader'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: Classism
There is sexual tension between a twenty-four year old and a thirty-eight year old, as well as a theme is nihilism permeating throughout the story.ivknjige80's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness
Minor: Addiction
clairew97's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Death of parent, Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, and Drug abuse
gracejoesbury's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Cancer