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seizuredreading'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
FL is complicated. Yes, it’s probable to say that her thoughts and reasoning are hard to follow, but I guess that’s the human condition at such an age, in said situations. Mind her life could’ve gotten far worse than her choices had led her.
While this is a determining factor of DNF qualifications, I implore the few to power through. Interestingly reflective as FL comes to her own in the world.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Rape, Eating disorder, Self harm, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
horrorandmagic'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
1.0
Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
sarverus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape
twelveonine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Rape
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Eating disorder
wordsofclover'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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual violence, Self harm, and Eating disorder
Minor: Rape
kmartro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Rape, and Eating disorder
Minor: Body shaming
litficchic'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
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Self harm
eldo'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
2.0
Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Drug use
lizzardbreath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Drug use
Minor: Vomit
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
4.25
This is a book about how centralised 'male attention' can become in our lives especially if we are in a vulnerable place in terms of body image and mental health. As young women we are often made to believe that life will be better once we have found a man who will love us, and our unnamed narrator is entirely consumed by this.
This was at times painfully relatable, not in terms of the events, but the strings of thoughts and monologues we get from our narrator. I think the main male character was written extremely well in the way that his background and past shaped who he has become, making it clear that there are reasons behind his behaviour, but that they are explanations, not excuses.
I think I wanted our narrator to experience a bit more growth or at least a bit earlier in the book, the last scenes didn't quite feel like a satisfying ending for me (and I don't mean that in terms of an 'everything is fine now', just in terms of our character's arc) and I would have liked for it to lean further in to the narrator's relationship towards other women and how that might have changed for her.
I can definitely see the comparisons to Normal People. While Acts of Desperation is faster and larger than life, Normal People is a subtler look at some of the same issues.
Graphic: Self harm, Rape, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault