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savvyrosereads'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
4.5
Literary fiction about the Stocktons, a wealthy New York family, as they grapple with their identities and issues of class and personal happiness.
What you have to understand about this book is basically nothing happens. It’s slow and character driven and heavily focused on rich people’s problems. If you don’t like those vibes, you probably won’t enjoy the book.
But if you DO like those vibes (and I very much do), then you might LOVE this one (and I did). The audio narration, by the incomparable Marin Ireland, was outstanding, and I was so entertained the entire time. The characters really grew on me, and I’m actually sad that I’ve finished the book and I can’t just go and check in on them. If you want a slower moving, but deeply engaging, character driven read, then this is definitely one to pick up.
CW: Death/grief; mental health; drug/alcohol use
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Drug use
ariana3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Death and Body shaming
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
c_dmckinney'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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
emmehooks'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: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Classism
Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Medical content
solenophage'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
It was hard to care much about some of the rich people problems and drama that seemed to matter to the characters, but it became a little easier to read as more of their complexities were developed.
Overall, it was a fine, generally lighthearted read about family and wealth with little in the way of plot.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Mental illness, Infidelity, Classism, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Car accident