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kirbyii's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abortion
jouljet's review
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
rly's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
metamorphesque's review
- 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
- easily 5 stars, I do not even have to think twice about it although with how intense and extreme the book is at times I suspect readers will either love or hate it
naturally i am in the love camp - an imperfect novel-memoir on generational trauma, that stuns and shocks; essentially a well-written account of growing up with a mentally unstable mother who is both a force of nature and deeply fragile
- looking at the deepest, darkest, most sensational aspects of their family history
- touching, claustrophobic at times, and also loving, emotive, sensitive, and disturbing overall
- Part I of the book chronicles Huisman’s extensive mother-damage, Part II tells her mother Catherine's own story and Part III returns to Huisman's story and is all sentimental
- incredibly cynic at times which I loved and funny in a dark, twisted and disturbing kind of way
- I adore the writing style
only read the english translation, i can only imagine the original in french is superb
"As for the woman who had existed before giving birth to me, I had no access to her. To me, Catherine could only ever be a work of fiction. So I endowed her with my fantasy of what might have been her history, her thoughts, her choices. Of course, she had told me the story of her life in great and contradictory detail, but to give shape to her I had to imagine her, interpret her. I had to become the narrator of her story in order to give her back her humanity. "
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Abortion
sexual objectification and something that is almost incest; bloody abortion and unplanned pregnancycandournat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, and Vomit
focusfiction's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abortion
rcsreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
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At a mere 211 pages this somehow managed to feel like the longest book ever written. It was so incredibly repetitive and I was sick to death of hearing how rich daddy was! The characters despite being based on real people were incredibly one dimensional and impossible to care about. By the end I was skimming just to get it over with, if it had been any longer it would have been a DNF.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism
_chonklord_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
callmeamelia's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
abbie_'s review
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent