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treereadingabook'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Stalking, Sexism, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Minor: Infidelity and Fatphobia
pandacolin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Alcoholism and Murder
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Grief
Minor: Misogyny and Miscarriage
bookb1itch'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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Death, and Alcoholism
Minor: Miscarriage
emcheym's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Murder
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, and Misogyny
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Gun violence
Drowning, Blackmailcelinomat's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Gun violence, Violence, and Death
Minor: Vomit
elizmoe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
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i mostly read this as a precursor to Carol/The Price of Salt in an attempt to understand Highsmith as a writer before I (finally) read the seminal twentieth century lesbian novel.
This book feels like something i would have read in AP Lit and then argued about a lot with my teacher.
I also learned that maybe I like the idea of noir more than I like it in practice, and that perhaps this novel really isn’t for me.
Last but certainly not least, Bruno being clearly gay in the most unflattering and downright disturbing way possible really put me off this book.
much more to unpack in this novel, but i don’t think i want to!
Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Minor: Racism, Fatphobia, and Homophobia
sibertooth'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
5.0
Since comparisons with the more famous movie are inevitable, I will say that book!Bruno is a broader, more grotesque character, but also somehow more relatable. The narrative, especially when it's in Guy's POV, tends toward the philosophical but seldom gets slow; the book is a unified whole.
This is the first Patricia Highsmith I've ever read, and I'm really looking forward to her other books.
Graphic: Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Murder
Minor: Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Suicide, and Medical content
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Fatphobia
poirot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Addiction
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Miscarriage and Misogyny