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rosalind's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Stalking
Moderate: Cursing and Emotional abuse
Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
saoreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Addiction
heydreamer09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Stalking
aniglen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
jacs63'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
4.0
This was a very good book. Easy to read. I enjoyed the short chapters. They were punchy and easy to take in.
I can see why it's on the Longlist for the Woman's Prize, but I can't see it winning.
It's so well written and interesting, but its quite depressing and a bit of downer. I could have seen myself being a little bit like the main character when I was quite young, but not now. Thankfully.
As the mother of a young woman myself, I found the book a bit disturbing.
It talks about gender, race, racism, politics, the patriarchy, colonisation, toxic relationships, sex, abuse, obsession, art, status, social media, family etc etc etc .
It's a lot.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, and Stalking
madamelacy'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
2.75
Written in short, frequently anachronistic chapters, there was no real plot and an abrupt ending with no resolution. Written in the first person, I found the woman selfish and unlikeable.
The triviality of online fandom is highlighted with the man’s other lover being an already privileged white girl with a blue tick which afforded her a greater following.
The book really made me think about who has the dominant voices in society.
Graphic: Gaslighting and Stalking
Moderate: Infidelity and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual content
risemini'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
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Biphobia, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Lesbophobia, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Mental illness
your_true_shelf'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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity
Moderate: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Misogyny