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micahp's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
This was disappointing to read after Broder's Milkfed, with the plot and characters needing more fleshing out and significantly more editing.
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Addiction, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
ivyleiff'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug use, Death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Vomit
afriendwithfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
sonalipawar26'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
These are the words I'll use to describe this book that read like a fever dream.
Tbh, Lucy was me. I was Lucy . . . well to some extent, at least the pre-therapy me.
I was sceptical about the fantastical element in the story and wasn't sure about Lucy's melancholic world. I rolled me eyes at the fact that a merman will be romancing a human. 'That's odd. I won't like it,' I thought. But boy, was I proven wrong. Reading a book with no expectations and ending up loving it is one of the best feelings in the world.
Apart from being one huge, messy cocktail of addiction, loneliness, love—or lack thereof, it is much, much more than the fantastical creatures and the 'weird' bits. If you concentrate only on the raunchy parts of the book, you'll lose out on the message. This book is existential in nature. Not just Lucy, the women in her group therapy, too, feel they are nothing without the men who left them. They need them like they need oxygen. They are afraid to be alone. This book's about co-dependency and feeling bereft.
Broder is a fantastic storyteller. She is witty, she is blunt, but most importantly, her writing is as real and raw as it gets.
I inhaled this book. I enjoyed the raunchy bits of the story. Some of you might find them to be a tad (or a lot) gross, but I thought it was toe-curling. Will I recommend it? Perhaps. This is not a book for everyone, but it surely was for me. I reckon it's an acquired taste. So, tread carefully.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Self harm
katsmith0724's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide
stevie'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Self harm
lavenderpagess'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
makmars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content
callmeamelia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Excrement, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Drug use
nahochacon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide attempt