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graff_fuller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
We have a connection with books. We don't always agree with each other, but usually we "get" each other.
This book is about a dysfunctional family (Married with Children level) that don't communicate with each other. That's us in a way, but I have to say...we are NOT this bad. Promise.
They live in a church...which is divided into four partitions. Father/new wife, older son, Merit and Honor. Their's an office in there, too.
I liked the twin sisters storyline (Merit/Honor). They are are polar opposites in personality, Older brother that is aloof, Father/husband that seems spiteful and careless. His new wife lives on the first floor with their youngest son (and the rest of the family), while his ex-wife lives in the basement (but never comes up). Then add to the mix a friend named Sagan and a drifter who arrives at the house unannounced named Luck.
Also, the names in this book are very exotic. Utah, Merit, Honour, Moby, Barnaby, Victoria (twice), Sagan and Luck. Really? This is a menagerie of names. Not one that seems real.
The story deals with depression, and the struggles with a family that doesn't communicate, which complicates EVERYONEof their lives in individual ways..
This was FAST read. I immediately loved the protagonist, Merit. I knew that the title of the book would have significance (and it did). Also a great reveal towards the end of the book, well played.
I enjoyed the dynamic of the family, though it seemed a little TOO cartoonish, but by the middle of the book...I had been sucked in.
Odd characters would enter this familys orbit, but then find a home there...not just in the house, but they became intrical parts of the story.
By the end...a poingant story had been told. The problems with miscommunication and how dangerous that can be. AND that we need to find a friend...that will always have our back.
THis was an odd story, but i enjoyed it. Thanks Mathilde.
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death and Alcohol
h0eforb00ks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
nicolewithbooks's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Neglectful parentskk_reads2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death
evie_dora's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Outing
Moderate: Animal death and Incest
Minor: Drug abuse
there was no content warning for the su!cide attempt, nor for any of the other possibly harmful content.saraellenme'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Incest, and Medical trauma
Minor: Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
kie777's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Grief and War
jaelh'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt