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leenzreadz'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
2.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Classism, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Gaslighting
Minor: Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia
kdailyreads'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Drug use, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Racism, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Bullying
Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Fatphobia
ptitirodactyle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Maybe I’m too cynical but I didn’t feel compelled by the rich people become woke narrative. Being a white saviour to feel better about yourself without actually confronting your biases and privilege doesn’t make one a good person.
The book tried to tackle racism and classism as well but it all felt disingenuous. The lower class characters were actually middle class and quite privileged themselves.
I liked the first half of the book especially Georgiana’s hypocrisy calling herself a well-traveled woman while not knowing that the UAE is a country. The second half is where I lost interest.
As it was the author’s debut I would still be interested in reading her future works to see her evolution.
If you want to read a good complexly nuanced book about rich people in New York I would easily recommend Trust by Hernan Diaz.
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
bella_cavicchi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
But as I said: sometimes simply reading about the lives of the ultra-wealthy is very fun!
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Infidelity, Classism, and Grief
Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
notartgarfunkel's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, and Grief
Minor: Body shaming, Racism, and Fatphobia
javafenn'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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Classism, Infidelity, and Bullying
Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Suicide, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
chris_reads'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
3.75
Graphic: Classism and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Pregnancy
Minor: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Drug use