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ariennegd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Murder
Minor: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
kathleendayle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
alanna23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
sheasweat's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Murder
Minor: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
cait_margaret's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Also, this doesn’t matter, but there’s a million female characters (major and minor) whose names start with either a D or an A and it’s seemingly for no reason? But names just kept popping up with those initials and it was starting to make me feel paranoid.
Oh, and also also, there is some backstory in this book that is pretty plainly just a barely rehashed version of an actual true crime story and I just can’t stop thinking about how lazy that is.
Edit: I looked it up and the woman whose murder was used in this book was named Christa Worthington. I'm sorry but it makes me feel so gross that Weiner took all sorts of details from this woman's life and death without even a mention of her source of inspiration in an author's note or the acknowledgements. I mean, hell, she barely even changed the woman's name from "Christa" to "Christina." Christa Worthington and her daughter deserve better than to have their story regurgitated with barely any fictionalization in this painfully mediocre book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
amressing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Murder