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haileyhardcover's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Classism, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Cancer, Cursing, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Car accident, Bullying, and Sexual content
amandas_bookshelf'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
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
paronomaniac'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
3.75
There is also the possibility that some tension or atmosphere was lost when the book was translated to English.
Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide and Murder
bohemianrhapsodyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My favorite character was the main character Eleanor because she was the most compassionate, honest, and understanding. My least favorite character was Vivianne because I found her to be the villain in the story.
My favorite line in the story: “As though everything that happened here, everything we still don’t know, has seeped into the walls and taken hold like mold, growing and expanding over the many long, quiet years, clawing its bony fingers behind the wallpapers and under the floorboards. It doesn’t want to let go of us. It wants to squeeze the life from our very bodies.”
Reoccurring themes were death, murder, grief, loss of parents, loss of family, and sadness. I think that these themes signified a part of the human condition and what this family had to go through in this story.
The strongest elements of this book were the character and plot development, the twists that were totally unexpected, the descriptions of the setting, the conveying of feelings and personality, and the ending. Plus I love the cover and title, too!!
The only weak element is I wish it were longer :)
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, and Vomit