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tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity, War, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
Postpartum depressiondorothygrace'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
3.5
Graphic: War, Death, Alcoholism, and Rape
caitie95's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, War, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death
Minor: Biphobia and Alcohol
antoniav'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, and Rape
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, and Sexism
Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion
kmuttschall's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"She supposes there will be nothing. She supposes each of us destroys the world. We close our eyes and snuff out all that has existed, all that will ever be. But if she could choose, she would ask for a lift. She would want to rise from her body and have it be like when she'd first gone up with Trout, as though she were being held aloft by pure possibility, as though she were about to see everything."
This book is a combination of all of my favourite books (Milkman, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, East of Eden) while still managing to be its own distinct entity.
Graphic: Sexual violence and Rape
Moderate: War, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Grief, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Pedophilia
Minor: Abortion
beatriks'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‘m pretty sure this will be on top of my List for 2023.
The story is everything I want, characters are so complex and well-explained, the plot is so carefully planned and built up.
The writing is superb. There is no book so far with so many highlighted sentences and passages.
Graphic: War, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, and Rape
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Addiction
janelleaimi'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
4.5
Moderate: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Death, Abortion, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, War, and Rape
lols_cat'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
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, War, and Rape
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Sexual violence
heatherilene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, and Rape
cecilialau_'s review against another edition
3.75
However, it is a very good story, it’s heavy and intense at times, it’s well-crafted and I enjoyed Jamie’s storyline the most tbh. Also, Marian is a pretty wonderful kind of main character.
My big book fear came out though as I thought it dragged a little here and there but I also had high expectations for it which is unfair of course.
Sounds like I didn’t really enjoy it but I did and I thought it was done very well. What a task it must have been to put this all together - so much happens!!
Very glad I read it and think it’s defo worth a read. And it stays with you bc so much happens both emotionally, time-wise and geographically so you sort of remember things here and there which means the author knew what see was doing imo.
Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Incest, and War