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sweetlittleredw'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
3.5
Character-wise, I could not stand Franklin. He was constantly undermining Eva. Eva, herself, was a grating character especially with how she talked about people. Definitely hated characters.
Overall, I enjoyed the writing style. I enjoyed that ending because it’ll stick with me for awhile.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, and Body horror
milliad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
None of the characters are wholly good or moral, and I found myself hating the husband the whole way through. I found it an interesting and real commentary on how mothers and women are constantly blamed, even when they were not in control or were reduced and abused themselves.
I’m not a maternal person at all, and I wonder how my experience with this book would be if I was.
I’m glad I read it, but I would not reread it. It made me think and it moved me, it’s unsettling and well written.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
owls_rainbow's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
It constantly annoyed me how clueless the husband was throughout Kevin's life. Intriguing twist near the end that I'll be honest I didn't see coming.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Racism
madelinequinne'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, Classism, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Racism
daughterofaphrodite's review
1.25
Graphic: Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Mass/school shootings
kstericker's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, and Cursing
Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Body shaming, Self harm, Sexism, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Body horror
kkulhannie'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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Antisemitism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault