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carlytenille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Vomit, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death, Classism, Grief, and Racism
katy_bee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I enjoyed the insight into immigrant experiences of new York and the social structures of Catholicism in the mid twentieth century
Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, Stalking, and Infidelity
billi3louise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I’ve gotta give this 3 stars because it took me so long to get into it.
Eilis isn’t remarkable, she just seems to have good opportunities thrown her way.
Mind you, she ruins one of those as soon as she’s back in Brooklyn.
There were some random things that were never mentioned again. Take Eilis’ boss for example, there was that whole section of her coming across as being into Eilis when she’s trying on the swimsuits? It was uncomfortable.
Anyway, I did enjoy Colm’s style of writing and the story did pick up.
Wish it had gone longer so I could’ve seen what happened between her and Tony but I guess it leaves it to the imagination.
Graphic: Vomit, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Racism, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment
thesapphiccelticbookworm'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Xenophobia, and Death
Minor: Antisemitism, War, and Death of parent
pagesofbellerose's review against another edition
Moderate: Racism
sib_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, and Stalking
readwithchar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Racism and Antisemitism
aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Racism