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I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
3 reviews
callmeamelia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Abortion
generalalarm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This novel is auto-fiction, reading a lot like a memoir. It's a first-person narration of a depressed, self-destructive woman's flight from her husband and newborn daughter. The novel explores her family history through letters her mother wrote and a chapter on her father's time in the Manson family cult. The book contrasts the poverty, addiction, and tragedy with which she grew up, with her own discomfort and unhappiness in her privileged life. The prose is somehow both pared back and straight to the point while making gorgeous use of lush words and highly specific descriptions.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
gm3116's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
3.0
Great if you're in the mood to immerse yourself in a desert setting. It offers a possible answer to the question a parent may ask themselves "What if I made the completely selfish decision and abruptly left everything behind with absolutely no plan?"
The story is also accompanied by her parents' stories which come together to offer a look into a bygone time with bygone hopes and aspirations.
The story is also accompanied by her parents' stories which come together to offer a look into a bygone time with bygone hopes and aspirations.
Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse
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