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jacquatch's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Car accident
Moderate: Drug abuse, Car accident, and Drug use
Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Child death, Incest, and Alcohol
I feel like this book could have been cut by 1/4 and have been much better. And I felt like there was not much that surprised me. I got bored, but I also wanted to finish just to see how the author wrapped it up.sha's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, and Suicide
random19379's review
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Death, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Rape
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Car accident and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Suicide
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Confinement, Incest, Islamophobia, Sexism, Vomit, Child death, and Homophobia
nicoleisalwaysreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I really liked the slow development and revealing of facts like a mystery novel. The different characters and bits of the story we received in each of their sections immediately hooked me. For some reason, some of their memory reveals felt anti-climatic, but I think the theme that different people process memories/moments/events differently and they can have a catastrophic impact on individuals' lives and seem unimportant to others was nuanced and layered.
Character writing was complex and nuanced, and I especially liked seeing how Louise fully crystallized with different perspectives falling into place. I also liked the tiny overlaps as each of the characters encounter one another in different ways.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Medical content, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Incest, and Abandonment