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taylor_perry'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Infidelity
theyannibannireads's review
- 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
4.0
Read this book before right after season one of the show came out and was disappointed it wasn't like the show. But now that I'm a bit more of a mature reader I really liked this book, it definitely got me out of a funk and now I'm excited to read the rest of the series. Definitely got me into historical fiction too.
Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and War
sflatla's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Infertility, Rape, Alcoholism, Blood, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
hannahrose_fgc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Abortion, Infidelity, Child death, Infertility, Cancer, Car accident, Rape, Homophobia, Classism, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Alcohol, Suicide, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Kidnapping
oatmilkmonica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
walking_cheese's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Torture, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and War
amylynn_p's review
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Medical content
ash_bees's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Torture, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
laserorchid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Gore, Medical trauma, Blood, Medical content, and Rape
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide
siglerbooknook'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? It's complicated
4.25
I was surprised how true to the plot the tv show stayed.
A few characters are different, either in appearance, or not appearing at all.
I think my favorite difference was in Claire. It always bothered me in the show how rediculously modern she was, for all she's supposed to be intelligent. Many of the moments in the show that made me roll my eyes because "why would she be that stupid" never even happen in the book.
The chapters near the end with Captain Randall were too much for me and I did skim through them. I was glad to have some warning from the show on how bad it could be.
Over all I loved the book and look forward to recommending it to friends. It was a tad long and I found myself dragging through the last 200 pages. Still, I look forward to reading the next one.
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Gore, Homophobia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence, Infidelity, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Infertility, Blood, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic friendship