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avisreadsandreads'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
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse and Death
bludgeoned_by_hail'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
3.5
A cute, yet not overly saccharine little story about a bitter and callous psychologist, close to retirement, overcoming his burnout and pessimistic view of life prompted by the particularly difficult case of a mysterious German woman.
It's a very short, almost "one-sitting" book, which makes the organic character development and genuinely heart-tugging moments all the more impressive. Other aspects do mildly suffer from the length, most prominently Agathe herself, who feels a bit underdeveloped and never quite breaks out of the tragic manic pixie role.
Still, it's a nice, quick, easy read with an earnest emotional core and some realistic depiction of psychodynamic therapy which is well worth the ~3hrs.
Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide attempt and Sexual harassment
mimimaloha's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Self harm
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
emmi_lee'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
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
ameliasbooks'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt