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macncheese_pdf's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Incest, and Death of parent
alicroz34's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Parts of this book were so completely incredible that I wanted to give it five stars, but other parts fell a bit short.
"She had thought that when someone died, it would be like they went into a different room. She had not known that life itself transformed into a different room, and trapped you in it without them."
"She had thought that when someone died, it would be like they went into a different room. She had not known that life itself transformed into a different room, and trapped you in it without them."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
gabbygarcia's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
veronyqueso's review
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
fatfrog's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
dizzyindecision's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
There were a handful of sentences that I loved/thought were beautiful but I hated pretty much everything else. idk. maybe I’m not big brained enough to appreciate it. Definitely could have done without all of the references to incest. 🤢
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Incest
jarshual's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Mental illness
ardour's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
- there are no official or explicit themes of either mental illness or psychosis in the book, however much of the novel is the narrator processing and reflecting on their deep grief, and for a large (very metaphorical) chunk of the book they are very detached from reality in a dissociative way that some do after experiencing trauma — I wanted to give a paranoia/delusions content warning for that portion of the book that it dips in and out of reality and can be quite disorientating. - other than that, the way the author deals with things that may qualify for one psychiatric diagnosis or another, is very holistic and de-pathologising/de-stigmatising as it is framed as part of the human experience for many people. No ableism or stigma applied by author.habertoes's review
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
samarakroeger's review
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I think Sheila Heti just isn't really for me. I read Motherhood earlier this year, which I was also pretty meh about. In both books I did NOT vibe with the heavy religious themes and spirituality included. I don't know, her books make me think, but not really in a good way. This one I also found kinda boring and tuned out of it frequently. It's a weird-ass book about losing your dad (kind of). Heti just seems so "fake deep" to me and is trying so hard to be intellectual without really saying anything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief