scmiller's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion
ottercorg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
However. I absolutely hated the ending. So much so that I debated only giving 2 stars.
Spoiler
How the hell is Lola the bad guy at the end? How does Boots get off so easy? Hello? And the sudden death of Clive just falls flat - no pun intended. Just a messy final few chapters, that almost completely ruined the book for me. Good grief.Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Death
annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Spoiler
the prologue hinted at some unthinkable wrong Clive committed to earn him his death, but in the end it was more deus ex machinaalso, i would like to propose that the title should have been Cult Following rather than Cult Classic.
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Excrement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Blood, and Cancer
corncake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I have complicated feelings about this book, and I would definitely say this is for a very niche target audience. But I can acknowledge the author’s craft, even if I’m not a huge fan of the book itself.
Trigger Warning: Fabricated SA story from our MC.
Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death
glammster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual assault
booksoflore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
As far as the actual story goes. It was fine. I think Crosley does a really good job of leaning into the unreliable narrator that is Lola. I like that this book focuses on so many relationships but that we only see them through the eyes of this woman who is occasionally very hard to like. She’s a bit of an asshole. And we never get the other side. Which, I like because often times in relationships and breakups, we never really get to know fully what the other person was thinking and feeling. Even Lola’s search for closure in the end was completely about herself and not the literal dozens of people that she’s been involved with. People who have moved on, who have accepted her as a part of their life. Though I wasn’t particularly hooked to this book until about70% through, i think it asks interesting questions about fate, relationships, and the individual nature of closure.
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Sexual assault