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oh_livia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm
abmochapman's review against another edition
- 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
As a main character, Edie is dizzying. Her decisions, and the decisions of the people around her, are very frequently erratic and inexplicable. This makes a lot of sense for where she is in her life (that is, stumbling around) but it feels kind of strange for the older couple in whose relationship she has become entangled. There’s also so much fruitless internal monologue. The author’s generous use of metaphors and run-on-sentences is sometimes striking and poetic but oftentimes pretentious and incomprehensible.
At the end of the book, I feel like the narrative has barely moved forward. Maybe that’s just the reality of such a situation. This is a the story of a young woman struggling to get anywhere. The moments Edie shares with the wife, Rebecca, and the daughter, Akila, feel the most meaningful but I almost feel like they are still not fully developed. With such a slow build-up to an abrupt end, I am left wanting much more.
Graphic: Suicide, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, and Infidelity
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Self harm
Minor: Animal death
heather_harrison'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racism and Mental illness
Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm
megmahoney1'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
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Racism, Car accident, Cursing, Self harm, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use
elara_h's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Miscarriage and Self harm
madelinedalton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Police brutality, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, Abortion, Drug use, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Dysphoria
Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Medical content, Death, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Miscarriage
Minor: Gun violence and Abandonment
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Drug use, Eating disorder, Racism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
somelibrarychick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Abortion, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Miscarriage, and Racism
Minor: Suicide and Physical abuse
thevioletfoxbookshop'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Police brutality
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, and Drug use