cgm42'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Homophobia, Addiction, and Infidelity
Moderate: Ableism, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Body shaming
noshinbean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Cancer, Grief, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
jupitervivienne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Rape
Moderate: Ableism, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racism
morenowagain'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexism, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Death of parent
Moderate: Classism, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Abortion, Fatphobia, Sexism, Suicide, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship
This novel uses the word f*g/f*ggot over 25 times.laurenw's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Body shaming, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Drug abuse, and Medical content
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Minor: Cancer
smelmo'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
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
mel_sh's review against another edition
4.75
“When you’re climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.”
WHAT A TRIP
as some of you may have noticed, i have been reading this book for a little over two months now. this was never because i wasn’t absolutely enamoured with the book. i don’t really know how to describe why this book is so good but it just isss
if you read books about characters you love and beautiful and lyrical writing then this just isn’t for you. the characters are enjoyable and you will love a good few of them and there are some lovely lines but its not what makes this book. what makes it is these absolutely psychotic characters that live these lives that you never will but whose problems feel somehow so real and close to your own. beneath it all, this is a story about women and everything that comes with being a woman in hollywood.
i think it’s incredibly important to mention that this book is clearly a sign of the times. the casual and blatant homophobia, fatphobia, and ableism is present all throughout the book and is quite hard to read at times
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Grief, Ableism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia
joannemiro1948's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Self harm
lezeeticus28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
Minor: Abortion