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karol99'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
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Addiction, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Body shaming
mraddd'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
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse
Minor: Pregnancy
januaryapril'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? Yes
4.0
Thoughts from other reviews:
-characters with incredibly shallow inauthenticity, parading as if they have depth and cause to write deep literature. book acts as a commentary on the dark academia genre at times.
-the main character is wife, author, mom, sister, daughter, professor, sexual fantasy, her writing, but you never know her full identity. She’s lost in these other roles she plays.
-"What an honest and painfully intense view of women aging and the effect on their own and societal value."
-"I have heard talk that it’s a retelling of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, and I can see how one would think that. I also have heard discussion that the narrator is Lolita. Which could well may be as we never learn the name of the narrator."
-"I am not entirely certain why I liked this book. This was a very dark character study that ended in a way that I didn’t care for. But also… I kinda liked it?! Weird." ****
-"complex story that covers an incredible range of topics and perspectives; some you agree with, some you don’t, and some you’ve never considered. What can’t be debated, however, is the brilliant writing, sheer cleverness, and fascinating non-linear character development."
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Addiction
mariahkindareads'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
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction and Pregnancy
cosycourtney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
milojean_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Drug use
booknerdxo88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Addiction
Druggingmilesofkiles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction
_travelingpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body shaming, Infidelity, Addiction, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
maregred'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
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Minor: Addiction and Pregnancy