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charlizzzard_'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
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Eating disorder
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
schorlett'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity
laurataylor'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
thebookpaiges'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
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, and Alcohol
cady_sass'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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
kmsander4'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
4.0
The way Monica tells Maggie's story about love, loss, grief, and finding oneself in the midst of a personal tragedy is brilliant. As a reader, you don't always like Maggie. Honestly, I spent much of the book actively hating her and wanting her to grow up, but that's not fair. I've never been in her shoes, maybe I too would become an insane person that annoys every single person in my life after a divorce. (I hope to never find out!)
I just loved the realness of the story. There was nothing extravagant about the story, it was just a messy depiction of something that quite literally happens every single day. I don't think we appreciate stories like that enough.
I'll be suggesting this one to all of my friends. As we navigate our 30s, I feel like there are pieces of Maggie's story that each and every single one of us can relate to, regardless of our relationship status.
Bonus points, of course, for the Canadian content! I always love when I can recognize the backdrop for the novel I'm reading.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content
thecriticalreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Stalking
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail