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headachesince03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
caitlin_123a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
kaddictwithapen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and War
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Blood
rad_reads_123'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
jacs63'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
Best read of the year for me, so far.
Totally deserves all the nominations and rewards.
The writing is exquisite.
A tragic and heartbreaking, historical love story, on so many different levels of love.
The characters are flawed but loveable. The story is so....real.
As Cushla says at one point...'This is going to end badly...' and you know it will.
It's doomed from the start. The age gap, the different religions, the troubles in Ireland, he's married with a child....and a serial adulterer. The decisions you make. The coincidences. The lies and deceit.
It made me feel guilty that, as someone of recent Irish descent- 3 generations back-I haven't tried to read more about the 'Trouble in Ireland'. I am out to find some good books to read now. I lived in the UK till 1974 so I remember a fair bit.
Couldn't put it down once I started it.
I hope Louise Kennedy writes more books soon.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Alcohol