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sparklefarm'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Blood
alyssabkaplan'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
4.75
Minor: Death, Terminal illness, and War
nialiversuch'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
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail
macyh3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment
prettiestwhistles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
susannah_knox'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
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Abandonment
jamiejanae_6'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: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
renepierre'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
4.5
An early contender for a favourite book of the year. The story follows Danny and Maeve, brother and sister growing up in the Dutch House, a place of grandeur that holds a history of its own. When their mother disappears and their father remarries a women named Andrea, everything changes. The siblings are shows an act of betrayal that they will hold onto and obsess over for the rest of their lives, which ultimately changes the trajectory of their lives. Patchett explores selfishness through all of her characters, but at the same time, adds a level of selflessness in them that constantly contradicts and levels them out as they try to navigate their lives and recover from their whole world being torn apart.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
horationelson'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
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity and Vomit
curatoriallyyours's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief