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raphaela'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
4.0
Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity, Police brutality, and Terminal illness
whenlohaz'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
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Violence and Hate crime
Minor: Suicide and Death
annakillilea'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Outing, Suicide, and Homophobia
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Fatphobia
redrosemoth'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia and Outing
Minor: Hate crime
itsocchiolism's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nothing is black and white in this book. Not a choice and not a relationship or dynamic between anyone. Everything is just complicated and painful for everyone.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Suicide, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
potatocomlegas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Outing
Moderate: Suicide and Physical abuse
apiora215'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
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual content
whosjessanyway's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide
jasminn_perez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
i was rooting for marion at the beginning i felt bad for her but also she was just choosing to be so blind about toms queerness. his sister literally told herrrr and for her to completely ignore that and pursue him still THINKING SHE COULD CHANGE HIM. ur fucking lying. her blatant homophobia was so hard to read like genuinely. it made me angry sob. i wanted her to be happy and her situation made me sad but i could NEVERRR forgive her for what she did to patrick. i rlly just hate her.
tom was kind of fucked too. like his internalized homophobia was so toxic. he did not have to marry marion. he did not have to keep seeing her. but the fact that he acted so selfishly as to marry her is just so fucked. of course im considering the time period but still. patrick never married and he was living his best life. i loved patrick. he was easily the best character. he just loved art and music and tom :((
anyway i liked it overall i just wish there was less of marion. im so excited to see the movie im curious to see how theyre going to do the perspectives because it was just very specific in the way it was done in the book. also the way that both patrick and marion were both so infatuated with tom is interesting when thinking of harry styles in that role. his fan base is very much in love with him. i think the girlies will relate. ;)
Graphic: Homophobia and Outing
hannahbailey'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
3.0
A well written book -- the setting was particularly well crafted. I could really sense the tense and unforgiving atmosphere both of the time and in between the characters. I hope that the author made these characters deliberately unlikeable, if so, then its excellent storytelling. I'm still unsure whether this novel is a product of its time (2012 :/) or a novel ahead of its time in that it leaves you feeling conflicted. That probably doesn't make sense unless you've read the book, but Marion's actions were unexpected and pretty shocking. I didn't really sympathise her, although I felt like the narrative was perhaps asking readers to, which is why I'm unsure of the author's intent here!
This is a very sad and depressing book, do not pick this up if you're looking to read about queer joy -- you won't find it here!
Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide, Police brutality, Terminal illness, and Confinement