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reading_moth'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
smotola'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
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
a_serpent_with_corners's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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.
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Abortion
lubepizza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Abortion
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and War
hannakutlu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
jessidbee'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
1.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism
joensign'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
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Mental illness
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
j_crews90'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Colonisation
unboxedjack'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
3.0
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation
exactlyem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Mental illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship