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astrangewind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The "plot" (some might argue there is none) is interrupted with emails between Alice and Eileen, which serve primarily as the author's own philosophical projection. At first, I thought this was a little bit much, but by the end of the book I appreciated these vignettes as additional characterization of Alice and Eileen, and Felix and Simon by proxy.
I loved these messy characters and their messy lives, and I rooted for them to the end.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Drug use
xlvdbx's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
reddeddy'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
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Cursing, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Biphobia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism
_jennilein_'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
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
semporina'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
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
sixtinelys'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
mariabacterium's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
lexa's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content
naff_tm'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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
pmejia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pregnancy