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somelibrarychick'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Physical abuse and Suicide
mekaylynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
elise_allberry'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
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Racism, Sexual violence, and Abortion
thevioletfoxbookshop'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
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, and Abortion
Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, and Sexism
thesawyerbean'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
2.75
The actual premise was intriguing - the commencing few chapters were not particularly enthralling, but the pace did pick up later on in the novel. The portrayal of nihilistic self-destructive sex was raw and ugly, knitted together in a web of nuanced discussions on race, sexuality, feminism and capitalism which I found very interesting and affecting. These are the parts that dragged this book up in its rating.
However, I overall found this to be quite a slog to get through. I powered through the final half in one sitting, and the concluding chapters were immaculately done. But in the end I wasn’t particularly enthralled or interested in Edie as a character.
I stand by my appreciation for Leilani’s prose, and I finish my review with this quote that I found powerful:
I am inclined to pray, but on principle, I don’t. God is not for women. He is for the fruit. He makes you want and he makes you wicked, and while you sleep, he plants a seed in your womb that will be born just to die.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
arys_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Miscarriage and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, and Death of parent
clocrim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, and Police brutality
p0wrpff's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Abortion, and Pregnancy
randisworld'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
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Blood
Lots of content warnings and not for survivors that may need to protect their peace. It’s a tough read.redroseses'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: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail