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forgottenangstycharacter's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief
jewelia'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
kitten_nuisance'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? No
4.5
Lots of content notes for almost all the things. I really appreciated the relative lack of animal suffering. Melamed didn’t use animals to up the stakes; she left their innocent lives alone, and I love her for that.
One content note I felt really needed to be there, but haven’t seen so far in reviews, is disordered eating. If that is something you have a history with, you should know that one character restricts in an extreme way, and it’s part of what gives her any control of her life (not just appearance).
Actually far from the most upsetting part, though!… I have this weird feeling where I almost want to know more and less at the same time. A lot of topics are talked “around,” and you know what they mean, but it’s so hard to believe that it’s kind of like… maybe you really want someone to sit down and say it straight out. (I don’t mean the main gross thing that we learn is normal in this society. I’m good on that. 👍 But there are a LOT of details about how their society works that I want to know. Really does give me the feelings I had reading The Giver for the first time 25 or so years ago.)
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape
Stillbirthbooknerdnative'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Incest, and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Medical trauma
morganperks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Murder, and Gaslighting
joyfulmellie's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
stormwise's review against another edition
4.0
The story is told from the perspectives of the daughters, girls living in a world where the boundary between childhood and womanhood is sharply delineated by the onset of puberty.
A deeply unsettling novel that warns against blindly following rules and customs without examining the harm they cause.
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Grief, and Death of parent
cyaos's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts