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pikkumarja's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Alicen ja tarinan muiden naisten vuoksi toivoisin, että kirjassa ei olisi miehiä niin paljon. Miehet eivät oikein nappaa.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
tfsill227's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury
amylee_21'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
abrown04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It ended abruptly and felt rushed towards the end, and it felt like Alice hadn’t actually resolved any of her trauma. Absolutely mad at how it ended.
Paperback.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death
Minor: Cancer
jailala's review against another edition
4.5
There are three almost separate seeming 'chapters' of Alice's life explored so it helps to know that going in- otherwise, the break between her early disjointed childhood understanding into the people caring for her in the second part can through you.
The third part, told more from her adult perspective was fairly easy to read (though the topics she works through can be triggering to some- brutal!) Another author might have simply told the story only from that third part- throwing in bits and pieces in flashbacks to help you understand. As it stands, we are led through Alice's life from beginning to her final growth into an adult on her way to a well-rounded life and we get a much more complete picture because of Ringland's choice of structure.
Those who do not understand their history and, by extension, their family's history, are doomed to repeat the same bad patterns over and over.
Hiding the past almost never ends well and can actually be quite destructive.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Minor: Stalking and Animal cruelty
While the entire book is cathartic, in order to get to the growth of the main character the story goes to some pretty traumatic places. None of it is over-the-top or used purely for effect. All of it has specific ramifications and growth relation to the characters.lynds_13'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty
alicejm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Grief, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
jrae1334's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Deportation, and Panic attacks/disorders
mari_teran'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Grief, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty
moizd'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Death of parent