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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

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katiegilley's review against another edition

5.0

This was so well done. This book was laugh out loud funny without being mean or insensitive to people with mental illness. I was worried that it would be downright depressing, but I found it to be hopeful and inspiring and I couldn't put it down. So glad that it made the Women's Prize short list this year or I might not have prioritized it, but I know that I'll be thinking about Martha for a long time.

jennaaaaaa's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

islejazz's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

byluneth's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lunacanread's review against another edition

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4.0

someone said this was like Fleabag but for depressed people and that was exactly how it felt reading this. amazing.

lillicharlotte9's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wundervoll. Ich liebe Menschen. Ich liebe, dass die Protagonistin so ein Arschloch ist. Dass es so ehrlich ist. Nichts wird beschönigt, sondern ist so verdammt echt. Wenn man mein Tagebuch lesen würde, würden sich auch Abgründe auftun, einfach, weil Gefühle manchmal unglaublich böse sein können. Trotzdem ist die Protagonistin kein Arschloch Mensch. Sie ist einfach nur echt und komplex und facettenreich und kann lieben und wird geliebt und macht Fehler und bittet um Verzeihung und liebt und hasst und es ist unglaublich gut beschrieben. Ich liebe Menschen und dieses Buch hat mich daran erinnert wie unglaublich kompliziert und einfach und furchtbar und wundervoll leben ist.