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bluebelle_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Abortion
music_girl84's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Cursing, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Alcohol
kaela35's review
5.0
Ok it’s official if Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote a car manual I would eat it right up. I put off reading this one for a long time, even though I loved her other books, because nothing about the premise appealed to me. But honestly it’s one of the best books I’ve read so far this year, so there you go.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Abortion
justmaria's review
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Infidelity
yumaa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Abortion, and Alcoholism
chelseyg's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Loved the audiobook casting
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abortion
emce821's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Honestly, I think I would have had a hard time with this book if I hadn’t listened to the audio cast version. At times it was hard to follow but the reveal of the relationships of each of the characters was wonderfully done. I found myself empathizing with them and also envying them at times. As a big Fleetwood Mac girlie, this felt like the closure I know I will never get from them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Abortion
madeline_p4's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use
Moderate: Pregnancy and Abortion
mindsplinters's review
emotional
tense
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
It was a good read and the unique method of how it was written, in the manner of interviews with the band and various other adjacent people, really helped sell the "now" feeling of rock and roll and history and messy messy relationships. It was interesting to see the various views of the same event all at once instead of spaced into different POV chapters. This stylistic choice definitely would not work for most but it did here, in a Rolling Stone memorial kind of way. That said, I could not stop myself from constantly thinking "Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac" because, well... Honestly. What other band had such dynamic personalities and messy interpersonal relationships etc? I'm of the age where that real history has become just another pop culture touch-point and I'm pretty sure Reid was fully aware of how she was going to be using that resonance every minute she was writing this book.
Most of the characters were messy and, often, downright unlikeable at various points but it made sense. These were bigger than life personalities and we were not meant to identify with them. Sympathize, maybe. Worry about them, castigate them, definitely. But they are not the sort of character you hang out with and have a nice chat. They're far too narrow-focused to be good company. Which actually made it interesting in the final chapter when we found out what everyone was up to post-band, post-fame.
To be 100% honest, though... I liked The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo better. :)
Most of the characters were messy and, often, downright unlikeable at various points but it made sense. These were bigger than life personalities and we were not meant to identify with them. Sympathize, maybe. Worry about them, castigate them, definitely. But they are not the sort of character you hang out with and have a nice chat. They're far too narrow-focused to be good company. Which actually made it interesting in the final chapter when we found out what everyone was up to post-band, post-fame.
To be 100% honest, though... I liked The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo better. :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Violence, and Abortion
tmvetter's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Abortion