mandi_lea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Sexism, Suicide, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Self harm
aduqu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual assault and Misogyny
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Self harm
Minor: War and Suicide
m_lof's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual assault
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Suicide
leitmotiffs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.25
Spoiler
And, before you think I'm a prude, I literally wrote my graduate thesis on Nabokov's Lolita and how the story has been adapted to the big screen. I've read about the topic, and I have no issue with it if the book makes it explicit that it's going to deal with it, and if it serves a purpose that could not be accomplished any other way. Lolita is a story where the very synopsis warns you that it's about sexual abuse, and gives you the choice to opt out of such a story. This book does not. This book uses sexual assault as a plot device, not as a plot. Fuck this book.
Spoiler
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Rape
kalayk'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
4.25
Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Eating disorder