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mariazen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Transphobia, Death of parent, Rape, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Racism, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Classism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, Cursing, Child death, and Drug use
sam_crl'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
5.0
Something that I had to learn the hard way is that this isn’t a book that you can just read easily as an escape from reality.
It has taken me two months to read it and I knew from the beginning that this was going to be a book that will make me think about its content way after I have finished it. It deals with topics that are not very easy to read about, but at the same time Bernardine Evaristo builds up such complex characters with so many hidden secrets that you are simply mesmerized. It was a constant struggle between not wanting to put it down and needing to do exactly that to take a moment to breathe.
Of course, I am White and the book deals with People of Color, which means that I have a very different approach and viewpoints to its content (starting with the fact that I have never experienced racism myself), but I genuinely think that this is a book that should be read by everyone. I’d even say it should be a mandatory school book, but I do not believe I‘ll ever see the day when those aren‘t books written by White men.
In conclusion, I loved this book with every part of my being and I will now annoy the sh*t out of my friends to read it as well.
Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Miscarriage
adeliab'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Classism, Rape, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation
Minor: Cancer, Slavery, and Addiction
nmartamusic'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: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Homophobia, Rape, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Child death, Classism, Sexual assault, and Racism
Minor: Addiction
corriejn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Homophobia
Minor: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Transphobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Colonisation
georgiaaa'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: Transphobia, Miscarriage, Grief, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
isaaah'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug use, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Classism, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Slavery, Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Islamophobia
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Dysphoria
raye_charlie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Racism, Grief, and Rape
Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Classism, Miscarriage, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
madisonmc'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
4.75
The stories of the 12 women (with each new chapter, a new life story, all woven and connected across generations) you go from adventurers, to pioneers from heart breaking assault to the fight to change, themselves and the world around them. There are so many journeys, explored through many incredible stories, some of the lives explore great moments others just the simplicity of beautiful mundane lives.
The reason I listed this as a valuable read however is because; there are always multiple ways to view a situation. This book provides you with different perspectives and also the history behind actions and behavior that we are all guilty of jumping to conclusions about.
Heart breaking at times and then also so very get it girl you can do it! I didn’t think this book could get better and then the ending did just that….
*please not all the content warnings, I may have missed some. Everything is light on (no great details) but this book does address many issues that girls, women & other face. Including abuse. It’s an eye opening book in regards to the point of views of the one directly affected and then also those around them and how that may be interpreting their changed behavior…
Minor: Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
na_no's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Deadnaming, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts