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aileron's review against another edition
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Infidelity
Moderate: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Alcohol, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Eating disorder, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, and Dementia
bjlinard's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide
Minor: Fatphobia and Eating disorder
lit_with_lauren's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Adult/minor relationship
molliesafran's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
These short stories are easy to read and nice. Katherine Heiny is able to take the time to describe things beautifully while also pushing the stories forward. Most of the stories rely on flashbacks which are braided into present day and sort of unpeel as you read. I felt many of the narrators were unlikeable. There was a constant theme of infidelity and a few stories with sexual assault. Most of the relationships were between young women and older men. The trend became sort of exhausting, which I think was the point. There were also several descriptions of fat people that made it uncomfortable to read as a fat person- nothing obviously problematic but lots of little negative descriptions or uncompassionate assumptions about fat peoples motives.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
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