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maralaene's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book was written in such a unique and interesting way. I started listening originally to it, but found I couldn’t make sense of how it was being read until I compared it to the first page of the book. It’s almost like a play - with narrators, and characters thoughts and dialogue and settings. It’s not at all what I was expecting. But I have to say, while I did enjoy the book, this book went from a 4 to almost perfect simply because of the very last chapter and the acknowledgments. If nothing else, read it for that.
matsipagong95's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
ceh517's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse
joolee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
ashmaiden's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- 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
3.0
remmslupin's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sophiaandren's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
- 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
3.25
aleenayy's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
claire_perry20's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
Being loved and loving someone through mental illness is such a hard thing. I think she did that story very well and I know she has her own experiences that gave insights to this. She also wrote the feeling of being so in love with someone it’s all you can think about and it made me emotional to think of that time with my partner of 4 years. It was a slow moving and verbose story and it took me over a month to read it. It’s not a page-turner by any means but it did make me want to know what happened to Aldo and Reagan. I appreciate that she noted in the acknowledgements that she wasn’t endorsing coming off of medication for bipolar but I feel like that needs to be front and center. Reagan might somehow find a way to manage her disorder without medication but it’s really dangerous to stop. People ruin their lives by going into debt, making huge life decisions, having risky behavior generally when manic and the lows can be so low that suicide feels like the only answer. I just wished there was more warning for that.