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clarezillaa'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Child death, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, War, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Death of parent and Addiction
Minor: Outing, Suicide, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Mental illness
galerieanna25'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, War, Sexual assault, Rape, Torture, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Murder
scifipunk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Medical trauma, War, Rape, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide, Abortion, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Homophobia, and Murder
Note that all minor warnings refer to usually less than a page of content, not explicit and are easy to skim or skip. Grief is not particularly explicit, only tagged as major because it is a recurring theme for several characters. Alcohol (and alcohol abuse) is mentioned several times with different characters, including as response to trauma, but not explicit. Death is never explicit, but given that the novel takes place within 107 years, to be expected. Medical trauma refers to a long scene early in Kitty’s part of the book, which involves a traumatic encounter with the soviet secret service. Can be easily skipped, as consequences are addressed later on. Several wars are mentioned, multiple characters experience a traumatic rape, though most of both happens off-screen or is somewhat censored by the narrator.towardinfinitybooks'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, and Alcohol
Moderate: War, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual violence, Violence, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Torture, and Drug use
qqjj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Abortion, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Torture, War, Gaslighting, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
sara_n's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Drug abuse, War, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Police brutality, Eating disorder, Bullying, Cancer, and Pedophilia
chia_ie'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? Yes
4.0
the ending was so good. the very few past pages. so, so good. the characters were all so flawed, so human. but i loved them all regardless. it was as if i actually knew them. the stories were surreal, yet gutting to read, because i fear that some of the events that took place are not far from the reality of life back then.
if you have the patience, i would absolutely recommend this book. the one downside is that i didn’t find it to be a book i could relax with. i had to be focused to work out the connections between characters and such. i even ended up drawing family trees to help myself
this book was great. i’ll miss the Jashis.
Graphic: Rape, Abortion, War, Suicide, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Torture, Addiction, Violence, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Cancer, Alcohol, Grief, and Alcoholism
atiaijaz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Miscarriage, Murder, Self harm, and Mental illness
Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Abortion, Addiction, and Death
machenn'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abortion and Rape
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Blood, Violence, and War
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, and Bullying
quickermorequickly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Miscarriage, and Grief
Moderate: Abortion, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Self harm, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Homophobia