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zams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I think this short book had more depth for most of the characters and more drama than any full length romances I've read. It also gets to show how different relationships - romantic or platonic - can be, and how unlinear they are.
I don't find most classics gripping, and that was also the case with this one, but it was most definitly entertaining.
What I didn't like was that the "bad" mistress as well as all jewish people have seemed to be described as ugly or rude. I also found the sole attendence of certain events of our narrator as a bystander sometimes a little weird, and I get that's for narrational purposes, because how else would he know, but it's been a little weird sometimes. I also was a little confused because I thought that Jordan was a person of color, since she was described as "tan", but considering the comments and reactions of the other characters I figured that she was in fact not.
I could go on about the abundance of commentary on society, wealth and relationships this book has made, but this is still supposed to be a book review and not a discussion round, so I simply won't, but I'm definitly looking forward to a re-reas sometime in the future 😊
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Racism
bookworm_1c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Death, and Alcohol
dmrains's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Car accident, Classism, Alcohol, Racism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Suicide
Minor: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse
bxnny'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
3.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Infidelity and Gun violence
Minor: Grief
makiba'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? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Classism, and Car accident
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol
lovelikethiswillendintragedy'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Suicide, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Infidelity
Minor: War and Grief
dannymonty'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: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Classism
ginbat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, War, and Misogyny
saniyasyed'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, and Gun violence
Minor: Body horror
izzykai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Classism, Gun violence, Death, Car accident, and Violence