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seventhswan'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
3.5
For some reason, despite being technically excellent and enjoying reading it while it was in front of me, the story took me a long time to wade through. I appreciated that the plot moved quite quickly, as otherwise I feel it could have fallen into bleak and melancholic territory. I was also irritated by the death at the end of the story, but I can't work out if it was actually just thrown in as a plot device or if I just liked the character who dies a lot. There were also some subplots that were introduced and then never seemed to go anywhere or get mentioned again.
Overall I would recommend this book as a compelling and moving set of character studies, but I wouldn't say it bears much resemblance to what the blurb and marketing suggests. This is not really a story about romantic love, but about the choices we make when there are no good choices in all kinds of relationships.
I'm excited to read Little Women next and see how many parallels there are between the two books, as other people have said!
Graphic: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Child death, and Religious bigotry
cnannery19'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
4.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Suicide, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
kiwichill'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
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Child death
Moderate: Biphobia, Alcohol, Homophobia, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Pregnancy, Cancer, and Cursing
casira'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, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Lesbophobia, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
juliee181'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: Abandonment, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Death of parent
rachel101'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
5.0
Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
fallonrhea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Infertility, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Homophobia
kalaser'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
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
lesbianlis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Homophobia and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy
goodin10tions'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, and Bullying