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lauratoline'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
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infertility, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Abortion, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder
Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
stampest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Stalking, Abortion, and Gun violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, and Drug use
chris_reads'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
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder
jreadsaround's review
- 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
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Death and Grief
garlinds'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
I fell in love with the characters and their complexities, despite the frustration they caused. I enjoyed how the chapters of this book read like a series of interwoven short stories as each character crossed paths with one another, offering a fresh perspective to the story. And though I got a bit mixed up as the story jumped back and forth in time, I liked how the book explored how our pasts are linked to our futures.
Thank you to @fictionmatters for selecting this as the May book club pick! As always, last weekend's discussion took my reading of this book to a whole new level.
This was my first Maggie O'Farrell, and it certainly won't be my last!
Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
womanwill'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abortion
plumdrop6'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
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Fatphobia