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tarnya_smith'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
We follow Cleo and Frank who meet and quickly marry. He's much older, successful and an alcoholic and Cleo is a young English artist who is seduced by his charm. We follow their relationship, their friends, family and life as it changes.
This was beautifully written with so many tender moments. I listened to the audiobook and immediately bought the physical copy after so I can sit and go through tabbing all the moments I want to remember.
As a modern romance story with some very dark themes, this is still easy listening, fun in parts and honestly raw in others. It's been compared to Sally Rooney and I agree but would say this felt well rounded and darker, like the 18 rated version of Conversation with Friends.
An author to keep an eye on in the future for me!
Graphic: Addiction, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Self harm, Body shaming, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Cursing, Alcoholism, and Drug use
kathshiroma's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Body shaming, Addiction, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Fatphobia
Lovely writing and beautifully nuanced characters. But it is so obvious when going into POCs’ POVs that the author is white. The conversation between POC characters, specifically the one between a Japanese man and a Black woman, are especially uncomfortable to read. There is also a chapter that focuses on a character’s weight loss journey, with many comments and themes that can be harmful. An overall gorgeous book, but another example of it being better for authors to either be more careful or to simply write what they know.cle1862'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
2.5
Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent, Blood, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content
dilarasnr's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Eating disorder, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
desireewoodwhite'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship
auteaandtales's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexual content, Self harm, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Drug use
Minor: Animal death, Racism, Body shaming, and Animal cruelty
tilly0498's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Blood, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Addiction, and Classism
josxphinchen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Death
pabi'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
4.75
Coco mellors may you live an exceptionally good life because you've made mine better with this masterpiece.
Ps. Can't wait for the tv series adaptation I'm screamingggg it's going to be so good
(If not there's always the book hehehe)
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Infidelity, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent
goldseamedglass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Animal death, Transphobia, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia