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yasaman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
But I hated -and will continue doing so- homophobia.
Do you know how many lives are ruined every year, because the majority of the people cannot withstand two adults liking each other?
Fuck homophobia. And fuck homophobes.
Graphic: Police brutality, Outing, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Violence
sophafie'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Homophobia and Outing
Moderate: Lesbophobia
Minor: Abortion, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Terminal illness
pamelasoto'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
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Police brutality
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Violence and Suicide
neptunereign'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
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Infidelity
Moderate: Grief and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Sexism, and Misogyny
val_torre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A cruel raw story, with bittersweet moments, there is no happily ever after, just three people with their lives ruin.
Since the first sentence I was intrigued, and just couldn’t stop reading. I could picture the scenes, really beautiful and vividly.
I loved Patrick, the way he acts, thinks, the way he loves; he understood more than anyone that Tom did love him but was afraid of what will happen to him.
I had a struggle with Marion, I wanted to like her but I just can’t, she ruin two lives and her on, just because she wanted to “win” his husband, she never understood him, she thought he still could be cure, I understand it’s the 1950’ but still I can’t.
Tom on the other hand was a scared man, falling in love for the first time, and that was took from him, and his pride as well as his fear kept him from seeing that man again, and lived a loveless marriage for the rest of his life.
It shows that even the secondary characters weren’t really happy with their lives.
For what Marion says I like Tom, but when Patrick described him, I loved him, which is why I would’ve wanted more related by Patrick, and also that Tom would’ve tell his part.
It shows how a reckless and selfish decision can ruin a life, she regretted what happened to Patrick, simply because it destroyed Tom and her marriage, not because of Patrick.
She lost a friend for not accepting his husband, refused to accept the truth.
From like the last quarter of the book I cried a lot, I cry really easy honestly, and this completely destroyed me.
The final is something I didn’t love, I would’ve like Patrick’s thoughts, to describe to us what happens at the end between him and Tom, It felt like that was something really important that we didn’t get to see.
Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, and Violence
lorena3585's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Police brutality
girlfrom105's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It's beutifuly written, it makes you feel all types of emotions. I loved and hated every one of the characters.
My favorite part is the first part narrated by Patrick and I also love when Marion describes the smell of things, I don't know why.
It's very real, layered, it's that story that you read and it stays with you for a long time.
Patrick and Julia are my favorite no one deserves them.
If the dusches is not in the movie adaptation I'll be forever disappointed.
The change the characters go throughout the years are believable and tragic. I recommend it.
Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Death of parent