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sunnymushroom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Classism, and Abortion
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Slavery
creepypiespice's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Dementia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Racism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion, Child death, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts
ntvenessa'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
3.25
Graphic: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Rape
bookmaddie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Besides that, I found the narrative structure to just be a bit lacking and jumpy—quickly going from flashback to present and back again. It was hard for me to form a coherent picture of her present day. I also thought this would be more about her mother's memory loss but instead it devolves into a picture of the main character's trauma—yet doesn't bother to really examine that much in context with her mother's memory loss.
The ending really turned the book on its head, though. I think on one hand, it added a real level of interest when contemplating the story as a whole. But even so, I still feel like it didn't add much to the story to make me like it more. While I understand what Doshi was trying to do with this book, I just feel like it fell flat for me. There was something missing—I think I just wanted more depth and acknowledgement of trauma and memory.
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Abortion