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lily_kruse's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
v_eda's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have extremely mixed feelings about this book, with the parts I don’t like feeling like Franzen is pausing the books to explain things to the reader (sexism,racism) that he has no idea about. I also thought that the mom’s backstory should be spread out more instead of being in a 100-page chunk in the middle.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Infidelity and War
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