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aliceroddy_'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
4.0
Minor: Body horror, Chronic illness, Blood, and Medical content
ank3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Grief, Self harm, Body shaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Gore, Pregnancy, and Medical content
Minor: Infertility
annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
i have to comment on the US cover, especially for the audiobook (storygraph shows a different one but you can see what i’m talking about here: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DTekX2n4L._SL500_.jpg). first of all, i don’t mind the composition but i dislike the art style, its flatness and lifelessness when this book is all about complex characters. but what really bothers me is that i think some other artist was given the task of adapting the cover art to a square aspect ratio for the audiobook, and literally copied, pasted, and mirrored the original tightly-cropped faces, adding in the nose bits. because, why are they so symmetrical?? why are their facial features so small?? it’s firmly in the uncanny valley. shoutout to the Danish cover, though, so pretty: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0bf9c4f3-3123-4d7b-a6b5-8955ff06e5f6
edit: the Russian hardcover is also beautiful: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/183d6a3b-d207-4cfb-aa9e-e36bc6df3f84
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, and Miscarriage
deathdayparty's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
📚💭Reminds me of The Mindy Project, Normal People, Moshfegh-y self-centered characters.
🛍️ Local Library
Pros:
- This is the epitome of a vacation read. If you want something that can definitely be finished in a weekend, this is it.
- All of the characters kind of suck and you're not really rooting for anyone so you can just see all the different ways and shapes that they hurt themselves and each other. If you're having a bad day/week, it makes for a very compelling read.
- The book is very low stakes and doesn't take itself too seriously. I appreciate that Rooney establishes pretty quickly that all of the characters are using each other.
Cons:
- I feel like the pacing is a little front heavy. I didn't realize I was already almost done with the book and then I had 30 pages left.
- Not really sure who I would recommend this for. I feel like you'd just read this if you've read Rooney's other books.
Other:
- The characters turn your stomach in the way that in the end, you realize they don't want to change or be better and even though they've finally sorted things out, they like living in the chaos that they've built for themselves.
Moderate: Infidelity and Self harm
Minor: Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Chronic illness
keelyb's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
lacey_wi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Antisemitism
lindseyhall44's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
*this is a debut novel, so pacing and writing is different from NP and BWWAY.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Classism
shmunderland7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Self harm, Abortion, and Body horror
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
scruffie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Body horror
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Eating disorder
waste_cup's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Infertility, and Toxic friendship