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ruairim95's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Racial slurs
irfoxwriter's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
2.75
This book is so highly praised and perhaps in its time that was appropriate. Personally I did not enjoy it. The writing is beautifully atmospheric, but it’s of a style that we don’t see in more recent literature and it’s quite hard to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse
ifelearns's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I have learnt my lesson, style is not everything. This book was so empty! Just a bunch of filler scenes strung together. I chose to read it because of the catchy title. I now know to judge a book more closely than that . Also the causal racism threw me off. We were never given a reason to care about the characters, the story... Just nothing. There should be more to a story than a perfect turn of phrase.
With that said here's my
Favourite quotes:
With that said here's my
Favourite quotes:
- "SEPTEMBER. IT SEEMS THESE luminous days will never end."
- "They visit friends, talk, go home in the evening, deep in the life we all agree is so greatly to be desired."
Funny enough these are the first and last lines of the novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
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