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fragrant_stars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: War and Grief
Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Suicide
jasmijn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcohol
spazio_per_storie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Il personaggio meglio riuscito è indubbiamente Henry, mentre Addie risulta un po' piatta all'inizio ma è quella che subisce la più forte trasformazione nel corso della storia. E quella di Addie è una storia proprio lunga, tra secoli e continenti, e guerre e persone. E per quanto la narrazione sia tendenzialmente lenta, ho divorato questo libro nel giro di qualche ora (incluse tre o quattro pause lacrime).
Un altro grande punto di forza del libro è la scrittura. La prosa di V. E. Schwab si riconferma come estremamente piacevole, scorrevole ma ricercata. Insomma, questo libro è consigliatissimo, ma magari non leggetelo durante la sessione di esami come il sottoscritto.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Drug use
purple_adora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt
stwriter92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- "What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?" (Part 1 Chapter 1, p. 15)
- "March is such a fickle month. It is the seam between winter and spring--though seam suggests an even hem, and March is more like a rough line of stitches sewn by an unsteady hand, swinging wildly between January gusts and June greens. You don't know what you'll find, until you step outside" (Part 1 Chapter 2, p. 20).
- "Stories are a way to preserve one's self. to be remembered. And to forget. Stories come in so many forms: in charcoal, and in song, in paintings, poems, films. And books. Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives--or to find strength in a very long one" (Part 1 Chapter 7, p. 35).
- "Day breaks like an egg yolk, spilling yellow light across the field" (Part 1 Chapter 8, p. 40).
- "The day passes like a sentence. The sun falls like a scythe" (Part 1 Chapter 8, p. 41).
- "Every day is amber, and she is the fly trapped inside. No way to think in days or weeks when she lives in moments. Time begins to lose its meaning--and yet, she has not lost track of time" (Part 2 Chapter 4, p. 114)
- "But this is how you walk tot he end of the world. This is how you live forever. Here is one day, and here is the next, and you take what you can, savor every stolen second, cling to every moment until it's gone" (Part 3 Chapter 8, p. 202)
- "Belief is a bit like gravity. Enough people believe a thing, and it becomes as solid and real as the ground beneath your feet. But when you're the only one holding on to an idea, a memory, a girl, it's hard to keep it from floating away" (Part 7 Chapter 2, p. 437)
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Misogyny, and War
nat29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Rape
Minor: War and Sexual harassment
madmilliner'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
3.0
It is the ultimate manic pixie dream girl vs depressive demon nightmare boy, I felt it was trying too hard and was somehow ¿oversaturated?
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Torture, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Blood, Addiction, Abandonment, and Torture
spookynerd00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The writing is beautiful, and it’s a very interesting character study. What would you do if you couldn’t leave a mark anywhere? What would you do if you felt you were never enough? What happens when you put a desperate woman, a lonely man, and the night itself altogether? The characters are vivid and relatable in different aspects.
It’s a very slow read, but the writing does pull you in. It’s one of those books that I can only read a few chapters at a time before losing interest, but that’s not a bad thing always. I think of books like these as an atmospheric read: not a lot of action, but very pretty words that draw you in and make you feel like you’re part of that world.
I will say, I did not cry. But there was a stretch of chapters that I could feel a sense of despair rising in my chest. I think if I were in a different mood I could have cried though.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Terminal illness and Sexual content
Minor: Sexism
runitsthepopo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Blood, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
jmcampbell57's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual content, and Mental illness