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asurasantosha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The themes of this book are really challenging though and broaching a controversial topic and showing all the nuance and grey area, I think was done really well.
I still don't know how I feel about the conclusion of everything though. I'm trying to separate my conflict about the topic at hand with the characters involved. Like, while I loved the banter between Will and Louisa, at the end of the day, I'm not sure Will is a good person. And I think he seems quite shallow and unwavering in those shallow values. But I think we the reader is supposed to feel sympathy for him and maybe even try to route for him or care about his intentions and logic. But his intense certainly is just so off-putting to me. Idk.
Anyway, I think this book is supposed to be a bit uncomfortable and it's supposed to make you think (and cry). So I'm not gonna rate it on enjoyment. I'd rather rate it on the success of what it's set out to do. And this book may be very successful in that regard. But I'm just gonna give it 3 stars for now because I'm still working out wether or not the theme is resting on an overly convenient lack of arc and too static character and wether or not that's ok.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Dementia, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood and Vomit
katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
xvicesx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I know it's a book about choices, and how people have the right to them, regardless of how one may feel about them. But it does pack one hell of a punch.
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mnm_2005's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder
megmahoney1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
froggpogg'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? Yes
3.75
A couple of things that bothered me:
- How often it was mentioned that Lou was either drinking or making tea. I mean, okay, it's set in the UK, what was I expecting, but it became really irritating after a while.
- Will never talked about his scars. Of course, it could be that he didn't want to, but I felt like that was somehow missing. We never really got an insight from Will if the scars still reminded him of his attempt, or if he had really moved on.
Graphic: Suicide and Medical content
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit
owls_rainbow'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault
lpendergran's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
abitofapoet's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
ayaaamor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Vomit