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mallory10100'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Outing, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Cursing, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Bullying, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, Confinement, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Violence, Miscarriage, and War
can’t wait for the movie to come out!!swanne_h_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to give this book a chance.
Normally, I don't enjoy books that talk about mundane aspects of life. Maybe that's why the first 280 pages weren't my favorite.
The characters are also anything but lovable. Maybe that's the point, but it's just not what I'm looking for in a book.
Marion seemed really arrogant to me.
At first I thought the character of Patrick would be better because of the way Marion describes him. But when it gets to Patrick's chapters, I struggled to see him as a genuinely nice person. He only behaved nice towards Marion to be able to keep meeting Tom. Even his relationship with Tom seemed more of a quest than out of genuine interest.
The only character who I was hopeful of liking (maybe because she was the only one besides Tom and Patrick that didn't radiate homophobia and/or misogyny) was Julia, but as soon as we learn that she is not as much of an asshole as Marion, she vanishes from the story.
The last 60 pages were really hard to get through. What ultimately made me not like the story was the concept of Marion feeling entitled to describe her side of the story after destroying all of their lives. I'm not saying she didn't have a valid reason to be hurt by Tom marrying her and lying to her, but ruining Patrick's life, not thinking in the slightest about how Tom feels in that moment and then expecting both of them to listen to her side of the story made me lose any remaining shred of sympathy I had for her.
Graphic: Homophobia and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt
meredithobermark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia and Terminal illness
Minor: Violence and Sexual content
zoe_archambault's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
ecicilala'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
4.75
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Outing
Minor: Suicide and Police brutality
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: Police brutality, Outing, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Violence
marireadsbooks'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: Violence, Homophobia, and Misogyny
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: Infidelity, Outing, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
valeriayp98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amé con todo mi corazón a Patrick.
Quiero saber más de él, la parte 4 me destruyó por completo.
Con Marion siento lástima, sus prejuicios la limitan, quiere ser más pero tiene miedo incluso si implica perder a personas que le importan.
Nunca se arrepiente de sus acciones solo lamenta el resultado de estas.
No se que pensar de Tom, desde la perspectiva de Marion me llega a caer mal y desde la de Patrick me fascina, quiero su lado de la historia.
Realmente todos los personajes son muy complejos y te dejan pensando, muy duro de leer, te hace pensar en la realidad en donde vivimos.
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Violence
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: Violence and Suicide