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taylorpg'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
That being said, although I’m glad I read the book, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought. Personally, I thought it was pretty slow moving and there wasn’t anything that really kept me engaged. It took me a lot longer to read the book than I though it would. There weren’t cliff hangers and there was only one major moment that kept me at the edge of my seat. The writing was beautiful. There’s a reason why this book is a classic. I annotated so much of this book simply because I liked how so much of it was written. This may be a controversial opinion, but I thought this novel was an excellent depiction of how women’s mental health was treated in the late 50s/early 60s. I thought our character was raw and real. However, she’s also a privileged, pretentious cynic which can be annoying and difficult for a lot of readers. This book definitely had me confused and rolling my eyes at some points while really amazing me at others.
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Lesbophobia
carlota00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
buffy87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
If you read this from a Marxist lens, you'll see it full of classism and very quickly realize that your main character is privileged.
It also has your run of the mill sexism and homophobia.
All of the above made the reading experience so utterly unejoyable and triggering.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Lesbophobia
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
sofipitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Lesbophobia
plantdog30'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
jaiden_grey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia
alli295'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
2.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Trigger warning for self harm and suicidelisa_9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia
gothmiku'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Ableism, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual harassment
kibiiiariii's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail