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itsmemiana'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
even tho the characters are very explicitly flawd, specially Marion and Tom (in my opinion), I still really enjoyed this.
I also absolutely love the way it's written. the writing is so beautiful.
this is set in Brighton, UK in the 50's and I loved the descriptions of this place. it made me really wanna visit it someday.
after reading this I'm even more excited to see the movie and to see Tom being played by Harry Styles.
Btw, since this is an LGBTQ+ story set in the 50's in the UK when it was illegal to be apart of the community, pls note that there is a lot of homophobia and other things that might trigger some people, so look up trigger warnings before reading.
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Outing
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Alcohol
kridenour'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Outing
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Suicide
yasaman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
But I hated -and will continue doing so- homophobia.
Do you know how many lives are ruined every year, because the majority of the people cannot withstand two adults liking each other?
Fuck homophobia. And fuck homophobes.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, and Outing
hart887'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: Infidelity and Outing
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Suicide
sib_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
bethanyearle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Outing
pamelasoto'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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Police brutality
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide and Violence
jenniferburman'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: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Outing
neptunereign'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
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Sexual content and Grief
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol
oliverlang'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? It's complicated
3.25
I didn't not enjoy this book, it was easy to read and there were some nice parts but it's not a must read for me. As a queer person, it will never not be wild to me reading about the criminalisation of the existence of lgbtq+ people.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol