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ghilimei's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Abortion
Moderate: Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death and Death
marillenbaum's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Blackly funny, this book is from the perspective of a staggeringly narcissistic woman—imagine Lady Catherine de Burgh, if she had been a Soviet Tartar in the 1970’s. For the entire book, she schemes, abuses, and manipulated everyone around her, even the precious granddaughter she loves more than anyone else. Our narrator is deluded, self-absorbed, truly evil, but somehow, I found the time we spent in her twisted head enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide attempt
annablume's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Grief