joanaramosbarros'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
4.5
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Death, Medical content, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
katiefronk'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexual content
ruthmoog's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Body horror, Racial slurs, Sexism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Chronic illness and Infertility
Minor: Rape
sianjkh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, and Death
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual content
Minor: Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Racism, Medical trauma, and Medical content
esimplicity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual content, and Racism
headachesince03'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
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Self harm, Blood, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Vomit
_rowan_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Fatphobia, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder
taylorpg'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
3.75
That being said, although I’m glad I read the book, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought. Personally, I thought it was pretty slow moving and there wasn’t anything that really kept me engaged. It took me a lot longer to read the book than I though it would. There weren’t cliff hangers and there was only one major moment that kept me at the edge of my seat. The writing was beautiful. There’s a reason why this book is a classic. I annotated so much of this book simply because I liked how so much of it was written. This may be a controversial opinion, but I thought this novel was an excellent depiction of how women’s mental health was treated in the late 50s/early 60s. I thought our character was raw and real. However, she’s also a privileged, pretentious cynic which can be annoying and difficult for a lot of readers. This book definitely had me confused and rolling my eyes at some points while really amazing me at others.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, and Self harm
jamie1717'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death
Minor: Racism
hexa's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs