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hbocking'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
3.25
I think to myself, You are a desirable woman. You are not a dozen gerbils in a skin casing.
It’s giving Conversations with Friends, but with a main character with a sense of humor instead of privilege and pretension.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy
ydneysays_'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
4.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abortion
alisonfaith426's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death and Car accident
taviarz'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
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Racism
Moderate: Abortion
india_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, and Death of parent
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Racism, Police brutality, and Abortion
Minor: Animal death and Racism
geesammy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy
northernblonde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, and Abortion
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gun violence
lindseyhall44'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
5.0
Luster chronicles the life of Evie in a scathingly raw first person narrative, as she moves in with a white married man, his white wife, and their black child. Edie is black herself, and is meant to serve as a guiding source for their daughter, yet becomes entrapped in a confusing web of racial politics.
I resonated so much with Edie’s insights and findings, and she delivers them in way which seems to break the forth wall itself. She is imperfect, but so is the world we live in, and I loved following Edie’s journey.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent
joanacanada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Racism and Abortion
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide