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natnurdock'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, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death and Vomit
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
carina_dreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
• Quando a Bestie o passou para as minhas mãos disse: "primeiro estranha-se, depois entranha-se".
Primeiro sinal de que devia baixar as esperanças 😅
• Eleanor é uma mulher que chegou aos seus 30 anos e já passou por muito na vida e enquanto adulta manteve-se à distância dos outros, interagindo o mínimo possível. Ao longo do livro vamos percebendo que ela não compreende o que é entendido como normal e esperado numa interação social (é bem capaz que esteja incluída no espectro autista).
• A autora fez um magnífico trabalho a esculpir a personalidade da protagonista! É um livro digno de todos os prémios que recebeu.
No entanto, fiquei imensamente frustrada com o tempo que levou até vermos o desenvolvimento da Eleanor quando esta começou a abrir-se a novas experiências, mas sou a favor do processo, porque foi necessário para nos apercebermos do seu crescimento.
• Os últimos 30% do livro foram aqueles que mais me agarraram e é também a parte que aconselho os leitores a verificar os gatilhos. Quando chegou à parte da terapia e do twist (que adorei) já era um pouco tarde para mudar a minha opinião geral, mas recomendo na mesma.
Rating:
Eu - 3⭐25
Bestie - 4⭐25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Vomit, and Murder
pauloleary'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Toxic relationship
madlain'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Fatphobia and Rape
semogecarg'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? Yes
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Stalking
httponyo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Rape, and Death of parent
samwardhaugh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think the author did a great job of portraying how crushing loneliness can be, and how small moments of connection and kindness can colour your whole life.
In places I felt as though Eleanor's dialogue switched jarringly from overly formal to quite natural sounding, but I think this might have been a deliberate artistic choice to create familiarity or add distance based on the scene, and it didn't overall take me out of the book. Enough details were dropped about the end mystery that you could piece it together, but rather than being frustrating that Eleanor wasn't catching up, you felt bad that she wasn't letting herself draw those conclusions.
Overall, well written, entertaining, full of longing.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent
hbocking's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Sexual content
prlprl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Animal cruelty