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dixiecarroll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Infidelity, Blood, Rape, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, and Stalking
mountainmantra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, and Abandonment
Minor: Terminal illness
mothmaul'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
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Violence, Death, Drug use, and Gun violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Addiction, Abandonment, Rape, and Grief
Minor: Stalking, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
billie_churchill'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: Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Death, Kidnapping, Self harm, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use
caroisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book starts with such an intriguing premise - a therapy transcriptionist who starts to get obsessed with one of the clients by her voice, only. But I wasn't prepared to laugh as much as I did, and to find this protagonist endearing in such a strange way, with her mannerisms and how she describes things, especially when it came to sex. I appreciated the Ayn Rand reference at one point, so random but loved it.
Interwoven among the levity were darker themes, triggering circumstances, on top of a very horny, exploratory affair between two very different women. There was an almost obsessive focus on age, and age differences, those not acting their age or looking too much like their age. At least I appreciated a character story that wasn't coming-of-age, or mid-life crisis, but something unique and just as reckless.
I loved the varied methods of story -- going back and forth from transcripts to storytelling, really clever.
I think you'll like this if you want to be entertained rather than lectured, can withstand lots of triggering material, and gravitate toward dark humor.
Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Animal death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
vgknowlton's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Rape
arianaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Sexual content, Drug use, and Infidelity
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
kellhunter36'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
3.0
Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
egirly6969'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction
jg34'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Blood
No animal death but an animal is severely wounded