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islayfraser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
tetedump's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
shannonjo's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide
zypeee's review against another edition
3.75
Still, I’d say it was a pleasant read. Probably some major life lessons about time and relationships and being careful what you wish for, that will linger long after the details of the book fade.
Reader beware. Big trigger warnings if that’s a thing you look for or avoid.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and War
jessicadoom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
(Can you tell I'm a chronic people pleaser?)
But, we're moving soon and I'm trying to work on my physical TBR. With that, I'm trying books that I'm not sure I'll love enough to keep. This fit the bill, and the audiobook was available on Hoopla. So, I dove in.
For the first, oh, three-quarters or so of the book, I was in love. I couldn't wait to see where the narrators took us. How would their stories end? And, with this, I begun writing my own ending to their stories in my hopeful little head. (Writers....)
This is not the ending we received, however. I hit part six and all of a sudden my mood towards this book shifted a bit. Yes, the writing was still beautiful. No one can say that the style of this novel isn't lyrical, poetic, artistic, etc. However, the plot (or lack thereof) took me to a place I wasn't ready to go. So, we ended at a solid four out of five instead of that glorious five stars I planned to issue.
The highlights for me were the blatant queerness of both narrators, the history we were able to witness through Addie's eyes, and the small reveals that really did help to drive the book forward. Would I read it again? Probably not. But I'm certainly not upset that I did give this one a try. It just might not be something I take with me to my next home library.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, and War
questionable ability to consent, plot? what plot?claire_leibovitz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Biphobia and War
kathrynok's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
hdoomk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
nineinchnails'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
4.0
it definitely could have been condensed just a little because "no plot just vibes" isn't much of an exaggeration and i'm not sure how it managed to be 500+ pages long but i can enjoy a slow book when i like the writing. the ending did feel slightly anticlimactic but it was more bittersweet than anything else to me. not sure if i would recommend this because the it really is slow but i definitely enjoyed this!!
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child death, and War
Maternal mortality/Death during childbirthinkysplodge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Classism