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sadhbhprice'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Misogyny and Abortion
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
amyjmcd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder
Minor: Bullying
nicoles_reading_corner'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
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
storyofmyshelf'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
3.25
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
lottselgar'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
2.75
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual content
ruthypoo2'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
arifahmalik's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit
lhodgson26'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
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
becca_thegrimreader'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
“I refresh the feed every minute and continue to consume, growing fat. I’m like a vampire, leeching off the content of other people’s lives. I’m not even really interested in anything I’m reading.”
This was a very intriguing book that delved into peoples' relationship with social media. I honestly felt that I needed to delete all apps off my phone after reading this. Sophie is completely dependent on her phone and having access to the internet. Scouring and refreshing apps to learn the most up to date opinions or to see what her friends are doing. Her appetite for information stems for her own lack of self esteem and insecurity and hopes that it will make her seem interesting or intelligent in social situations.
The book also discusses the difficulties that this generation will face. The crack in the sky could be caused by environmental change, and shows the reaction towards our dying planet with either hyperawareness or indifference. The book also portrays the financial struggles of this generation with Sophie struggling to find a job and dealing with anxiety of whether she will ever manage to afford a house. The misogyny, violence, and abuse that Sophie suffers not only online but in real life is harrowing. Prasifka highlights how victims of abuse can be gaslighted and undermined, and in the end doubt themselves. Sophie's experience is one that unfortunately too many people have gone through and yet it still perpetuates our society.
Thank you to Netgalley for the copy of this book. My review is honest and unbiased.
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion