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garynoplastie's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Blood, and Abortion
spinesinaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A lot of the stories were about abuses against women, from extreme physical abuse to systemic discrimination. As I’ve talked about before, this is one of my least favourite topics in books so it turned me off at first, especially as I hadn’t heard this about the stories from all the hype I’d seen for this collection. Still, the author’s strength in writing shines through so they were still enjoyable to read.
One point to mention, there were several uncomfortable uses of outdated terminology relating to Indigenous peoples. I assume part of this is due to the time period the author has set these stories in but I don’t think it was necessary.
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny
Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Pedophilia
oliviareese's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
internationalreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Car accident, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
loryyyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
belle2008's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
mscalls'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
clrieant'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexism and Racism
Minor: Car accident
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Ableism
ember_amber's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Abortion