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susan_and_shep_13'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
4.0
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent
vanessatombolini'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
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
imustich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
jenmtnbike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
megrum22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Cancer and Suicide attempt
megreads12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Abandonment
Minor: Child death and Car accident
flowchelle'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment
tiredfangirl'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
4.0
In terms of the characterization, I didn’t like any of the characters for about the first half of the book. I get that it was building towards the larger themes, but it meant that I wasn’t really enjoying reading it. I also really felt like for a book with such complex characters otherwise, Julia and Rose got very one-note characterizations.
Despite all that, I couldn’t seem to put it down. So… 4/5 I guess? But definitely 5/5 at times and 2/5 at times.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism
katewhite77'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
5.0
I loved this book and felt so seen within it's pages. It tells the story of the Padavano sisters, an Italian American family from the late 70s to late 00s, from late teenagehood to early middle age.
It is a beautifully rendered portrait of what can happen when a families supply of glue suddenly stops and things begin to fall apart. However it also shows how if the family unit is strong enough it can stitch itself back together again into a different shape.
One of the big themes of this book is truth, both in terms of being honest and lieing.
If this doesn't make it into my top books of 24 I will be surprised.
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
jsavan17'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
4.0
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse