chiaralt's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Rape
Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Suicide, and Child death
frogqueen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
- i just love everything about john irving's writing
- the scope! the wacky-but-lovable characters! the bears!
- this one in particular really resonated with me on a personal level in a few different ways
- made me cry many many times!
- i think if i have any complaints it's just that after having read a few of his other works, some of the ivring-tropes can feel repetitive (bears, vienna, teacher's kid at a new england prep school, wrestling/lifting)
- at the beginning i thought it was going to be more of a problem than it was tho and it didn't wind up bothering me
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Incest, Death of parent, and Child death
kari161's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Incest
Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Violence
jsimple's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Incest, and Rape
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Miscarriage
kommatator's review against another edition
emotional
funny
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Animal death
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