a_serpent_with_corners's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Liked how well this showed that strongly held principles/changes of heart can be simultanously 'real' and driven by self-interest. Thinking especially of .
The mixture of love, duty, and resentment that characterises the family relationships was also well-drawn.
The parts about Marion were the biggest mixed bag for me. She gets one of the most blistering exchanges of dialogue in the novel, but the parts dealing with her earlier life from her own perspective didn't quite ring true for me - they seemed a bit sensational. Not so much in the specifics of what happened but more in.
It goes very quickly - I finished it in four days, despite them being quite busy. Everything I read about this compared it to The Corrections and most agreed that that was even better, so I will need to seek it out sometime.
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Becky's conversion experience and Clem's decision to enlistThe mixture of love, duty, and resentment that characterises the family relationships was also well-drawn.
The parts about Marion were the biggest mixed bag for me. She gets one of the most blistering exchanges of dialogue in the novel, but the parts dealing with her earlier life from her own perspective didn't quite ring true for me - they seemed a bit sensational. Not so much in the specifics of what happened but more in
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the way mental illness was expressed in the narrationIt goes very quickly - I finished it in four days, despite them being quite busy. Everything I read about this compared it to The Corrections and most agreed that that was even better, so I will need to seek it out sometime.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
lily_kruse's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Grief, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Vomit, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Abortion, and Blood
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