A review by cheye13
Marlena by Julie Buntin

dark medium-paced

• 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

3.0

The writing style and voice is excellent, but it ultimately boils down to another story of cyclic poverty cultivating cyclic depression

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Incest, Self harm, and Miscarriage

brief description of sexual harassment from a teacher; incest only vaguely implied in one instance; majority of the child abuse is neglect