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jaiari12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcohol
iheartapolloxxi'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: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
kers_tin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
fleen'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny
leabhar_love's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage and Murder
miller8d'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
2.5
Note: I pictured James Baldwin as Giovanni, and Hugh Dennis as Jacques.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
pyronautphea'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Minor: Miscarriage
kydnmthws's review against another edition
4.5
"I move at last from the mirror and begin to cover that nakedness which I must hold scared, though it be never so vile, which must be scoured perpetually with the salt of my life. I must believe, that the heavy grace of God, which has brought me to this place, is all that can carry me out of it."
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism
purplehulk713'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
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
onmalsshelf'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
2.5
Also The Atlantic lied in their blurb, ‘Exciting…a book that belongs in the top rank of fiction’
Exciting? Where?
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, and Classism