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andysanzz_'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Classism
amyisonline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
hazel_georgene'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: Death, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy
hufflepuffbiologybuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
ryendnae's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Infidelity, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Pregnancy
lalu's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Maybe it was the way the book was written. I really like the chapters where Evelyn and Monique interacted, but I still don't get if the other chapters were meant to be monologues by Evelyn, flashbacks, or chapters from the biography. And I feel like I didn't really get to know the characters apart from Monique, Evelyn and Harry. They felt rather two dimensional, even Celia and Connor. That might have been a stylistic choice because Evelyn's perception was very much centered on herself, but I still didn't like it. It diminished the effect of a novel that spans decades, something I normally love because I feel like I really get to know all the characters.
And even though they were rare, I really hated these ominous foreshadowing bits like
I have no idea that in less than a week, Evelyn Hugo will finish her story, and I'll find out what this has all been about, and I will hate her so much that I'll be truly afraid I might kill her.
But overall I enjoyed reading this book immensely so I'm really torn about how to rate and feel about it.
Graphic: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Car accident
Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
layla_kay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
mmidi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
issy_jacob'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy
livaausma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy