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singalana'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
marigwen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent
pedanther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kfergy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
lauren023's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism and Infidelity
stillunderqualified's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Antisemitism
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was much more radical than I was expecting and for the most part I enjoyed it. None of the characters were particularly likeable and Gilbert in particularly was quite irritating. However I came to like Helen more and more as the story progressed, even if some of her decisions frustrated me. It's a story within a story and about 130 pages in, it took a turn I wasn't expecting and switched to Helen's point of view. I was more absorbed by her narrative than by the initial introduction/framing device of Gilbert's letters. That meant I then found the last 10 chapters less compelling as we went back to Gilbert's point of view but I still enjoyed the ending. However I did have to suspend my disbelief a little to accept that the whole book was written as letters or diaries. I listened to the audiobook at the same time as reading my physical copy which helped with the immersion.
I've now read a novel by each Brontë sister and while I think it's unfair to directly compare them, it's interesting to consider their works as a whole. I doubt I'll ever read Agnes Grey but I'm really glad I finally picked this up.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
yikeslou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Blood and Medical content
nadiajohnsonbooks's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts