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lou702's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Blood, and Drug abuse
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Domestic abuse
thesunalsorises's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Could he be any stupider?
The ending is gut wrenching and maddening and the way it was unraveling was brilliant! I never suspected it to end that way.
The character development stupefied me. Well written and well thought out.
🌟 kudus to you M.L.Rio
Graphic: Vomit, Murder, Alcoholism, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Cursing
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- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I have *got* to stop reading debut novels.
Graphic: Murder and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Drug abuse and Physical abuse
oakairi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Sexism, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit
dom_brlw'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Death, Grief, Murder, Blood, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, and Vomit
tetedump's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, and Vomit
lizziaha's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Bullying, Eating disorder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit and Homophobia
alaskanfae'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? No
2.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Vomit
lizzym126's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Suicide, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Death
Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
kat_figs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I’ve seen this book compared to The Secret History, and it is similar structurally. But I think where The Secret History succeeds more is by latching into the moral ambiguity of the characters, the senselessness of their murder, and by keeping the tight pacing in the second half.
I also have one final thought which is that the way Meredith is described is really dehumanizing. I understand that it’s part of her character’s struggle to be constantly objectified and feel like people only value her for her looks. But I didn’t like how that was constantly reinforced by Oliver salivating over her every two pages. I couldn’t tell if it was intentional on the part of the author to show that his feelings for her weren’t deep, or to show that his real affection was with James, and I wish it had been clearer if that’s the angle she was going for.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse