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tolu_odejide's review
- 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
4.0
Mellors writes in the modern style, I first encountered when I read “Girl. Woman. Other.” It’s pervasive, a book on my tbr list, “I’m a Fan” is also written in a similar style. Morally grey characters who make morally ambiguous decisions. Cheat on their partners, humiliate themselves in public and are never sober.
I can never read more than a couple of these books a year. They’re too modern. I prefer confronting my emotions through several layers of illusion. This one, was brilliant however.
The characters are well-crafted, written with such empathy that it’s easy to see yourself reflected back in them, even the bad bits. Frank’s story particularly resonated with me.
Theme exploration in this book felt like a caress. It felt like someone had dug deep underneath my defences and helped rearrange things. Finishing this felt like I’d shaken something out of a favourite coat. I understand myself better now.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Animal death
nichole_of_numenor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood
jj_99'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
utalit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
beckychat's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
helloodrea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
kathshiroma's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Dementia, and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual assault
Lovely writing and beautifully nuanced characters. But it is so obvious when going into POCs’ POVs that the author is white. The conversation between POC characters, specifically the one between a Japanese man and a Black woman, are especially uncomfortable to read. There is also a chapter that focuses on a character’s weight loss journey, with many comments and themes that can be harmful. An overall gorgeous book, but another example of it being better for authors to either be more careful or to simply write what they know.sloanefg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault
imalittlechili's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Violence
thekinkykid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment