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juffnstuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Mental illness and Rape
alexiconic'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
by and large, i did not enjoy reading this book. the twists were underwhelming, and i felt no connection to our main character and narrator. for me, it felt like this was a book too light on plot to be a good action book and too light on character to be a good character study. it was too light on the science and references to be a non-fiction informed book, but too explicit in its references to be fully narrative. that said, i like the attempt to connect science to human experience. i’m very much about that and i’ve loved this exact combination in the past. it just didn’t work for me in this book.
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infidelity
studiomikarts's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Abandonment, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, and Pregnancy
goodin10tions's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death
I very much wanted to give this a five star rating, because in my opinion the writing is that good. I really enjoyed "Booth" and this was just as good. However, "..Beside Ourselves", takes a turn that contains several triggers for me and I wished I had known before picking this book up. Maybe it isn't possible to reveal the content warning without spoiling the plot (I will list below). Karen Joy Fowler is an amazing writer and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.readbycarina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Grief, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape
sorcha's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Minor: Rape
josiegjackson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Emotional abuse