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abbysingh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy
zoe_archambault'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
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Pregnancy
opplecopter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm and Suicide
likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The narrator in this novel (the wife/Obsessor) can only be described as unwell and unlikable. I found this stream-of-consciousness narration difficult to get through at times, yet I felt just connected enough to keep reading. The wife is awful, but familiar. She is representative of the contradictory lives that people who identify as women are expected to lead. And because of that, it was easy to relate to her and even easier to hate her.
For a majority of this work, I expected to rate this 3.5 stars. Until the last 30 pages. The final chapter and the epilogue completely change the perspective we have of the wife’s actions with an abrupt, yet not completely unsurprising turn. Was an epilogue really worth treading through the entire novel? For me, absolutely, it was well worth it. This was a 5 star read for me and I can’t wait to read it again.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity
Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
auteaandtales's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Pregnancy