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spec_tacles's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Suicide, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Death, Drug abuse, and Incest
jolee's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
I felt totally at the mercy of this book. What We Both Know is disturbing and grotesque in its mundanity and secrecy. The slow unravelling of the narrator felt very reminiscent of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. I couldn't stop reading and I couldn't look away.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Dementia, Incest, and Suicide
Minor: Self harm
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