Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

2 reviews

junglejelly's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm really not sure how I feel about this book. On one hand, the writing is gripping, engaging and beautiful. On the other hand, the characters are quite unlikeable, almost to the point I stopped reading.

One thing for sure is these characters are complex and their actions and thoughts are incredibly relatable.

The downsides of the book is that it's filled with a lot of phobic language (which I understand why), unlikeable characters and the ending could have been a bit longer. The ending felt a bit rushed and cliche as the characters did not reflect on their own flaws and still had

happy endings, except maybe Barry

.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Abandonment

jessreadsthings's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Slavery, and Colonisation

CW for fairly long and in-depth descriptions of postnatal depression.