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ashleyxx8's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
kaicedcoffee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
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
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
armontheroad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
avacate9'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
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
sib_reads'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
1.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol