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eliya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I wanted to DNF a few times, listened to it on 2.0x just to get through lol.
One thing that really threw me off, and this might be a little mean, was the voice actor. She read with a sorrowful whine that made me angry to listen to the whole time and was quite unpleasant. TBH that was also the way it was written, the main character’s POV was dull and repetitive. Alex’s attitude the whole times was “hear all these terrible things that have happened to me? :( feel so bad for me :(“ and “gotta remember this lie! do you remember it, audience?” and it make a caricature of women and girls who through this period went through similar stuff or worse.
i believe this book would have been much more impactful if it had
-been written from a POV of one of the women who had dragonned,
-included more intersectionality instead of the brief like “people of color exist too! trans people AND black people dragoned” one offs here and there
-wrapped up to more modern take on how this history of misogyny has effected us today. the conclusion winds up being “we did it!! boy we suffered but now we don’t have to suffer anymore” when - um no - the work is not done people are still suffering in the same and different ways than in the 1950s.
Its approach is very like “women sure did suffer in the 1950s” when it wasn’t just middle class housewives and their children who suffered, there were so many other people and cultures who sufferered more?? and the suffering is still happening??
Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
wyabook234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Terminal illness and Medical trauma
Minor: Body horror and Death
savshanae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The writing was emotional and painted vivid pictures (it was also wordy). Sometimes repetitive, but I think it adds to the story by the end.
The self-expression and ideas that it inspired are challenging and thought provoking, and I really enjoyed that it is written to feel like you are being TOLD a story, someone’s thoughts and life experiences.
This book made me very angry, made me cry (lots), made me want to stop reading it. But it’s definitely worth the read and the rage.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
scarlett_f'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
vatakarnic33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying and Cancer
Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent
soccer91's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny
sydniv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, and Abandonment
Minor: Lesbophobia
fiddleysticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, and Death of parent
joayenne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism