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chena_reads_romance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The writing and prose is really good and mature! It makes the story interesting and adds a kind of tense energy that contributes to the overall vibe of the book. And the plot itself is also really interesting and unsettling. I loved seeing this back and forth between Agnes and Fabienne and better trying to understand who they are to each other.
However, about midway through, the book begins to lose steam when that's the area that it should really be amping up. Just when Agnes and Fabienne are being actively destructive around each other, they are separated from each other for months and that tense energy fizzles out. There should have been more there. More action, more friendship or dialogue between the two characters, something to make me better understand the intense obsession Agnes has with Fabienne. Because that isn't there, I'm left feeling a little underwhelmed. There also isn't a clear reason that I can see as to why Agnes is willing to drift from Fabienne without much fight. I revisited the first few pages again after finishing the book, and there's still more fire and urgency in Agnes' feelings for Fabienne than what is expressed in the ending.
Ultimately the book is solid and it was definitely enjoyable to read with some really amazing lines throughout! But it needed more action on the characters parts. Maybe it could have been a little longer too--the ending felt rushed.
Moderate: Child death and Death
weenyreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, and Infertility
lasivaranasi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Dennoch habe ich die Schreibstil geliebt und viele Sätze und Analogien markiert, um sie mir zu behalten. Alles in allem ein gutes Buch. Ich würde es jedoch nicht empfehlen, wenn man es in Buch lesen möchte in dem viel passiert/ sich die Charaktere stark weiterentwickeln.
Graphic: Death, War, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
scmiller's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Sexism, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, War, Body horror, Bullying, Infertility, and Death of parent
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Car accident
lemmonflowers'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Death
applesodaperson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Read from the BYU library.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual assault and War
graceesford'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and War
yoursam's review against another edition
4.0
It baffles me that often songs and poems are written about love at first sight: those who claim to experience the phenomena have preened themselves, ready for love. There is nothing extraordinary about that. Childhood friendship, much more fatal, simply happens.
the book of goose is sort of about that. but, more specifically, it's about why it's all so painful. it's about the before, the lead up. it's about teenage girls and how intense their relationships can be. possessive, obsessive. teenage girls that are sometimes not as likeable as most want them to be, with their ugly urges and ugly wants.
But I had loved her all my life. I had loved her before we knew what the world was, what love was, and who we ourselves were.
alright rambling (and praise for this part of the book) aside, there are some things i didn't particularly love. not stuff that i hated, mind you, just things that brought down my enjoyment.
How could Fabienne and I have been fair to him when we were young? How could we have been fair to anyone but ourselves?
last thing actually, while i love the title i do believe there might have been better ones for this particular story in the text itself <3 then again what do i know about choosing a book title lmao
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Racism, War, and Terminal illness
none of the content warnings are spoilers for the book, i promise. and everything is dealt with that kind of teenage ease; throwaway lines and the idea of some stuff just being 'a part of life'.deerlordxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death and Child death
christinesreads'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Death