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avisreadsandreads's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
There's much to love about this story, which is both laugh-out-loud funny by moments and deeply sad, but I was also disappointed in the adult part of the story. Child Tilly (and her world) enchanted me, but much of the adult Tilda parts of the book seemed more forced -- I couldn't quite suspend my disbelief enough to really enjoy them. And the ending was terribly anticlimactic.
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Transphobia
mikaclapson's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness
Moderate: Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent
bexi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
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