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bilitis's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
i thought the author's intent to give a voice to the stories that were lost to the war really came through because there was clearly a lot of love in all of those bits. the actual title has very little relevance to the story as marilyn does come across as an afterthought, but i still thought the idea of drawing a parallel between alice and marilyn, both in appearance and personality, was really interesting even if it came a little short. the book felt really fragmented at times so im not sure if being longer would've helped fix it's shortcomings, but i enjoyed it anyway.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Child death, Blood, Abandonment, War, Violence, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death, and Torture
its_van_vulpen's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
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