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gabbyyy_'s review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Grief
megelizabeth's review against another edition
2.0
I enjoyed the first half of this book, with its strange, unsettling vibe and combination of melancholic and uplifting tone. There's an odd, wonderful mix of fascinating characters, and I particularly liked the parts set at Magnolia Court and the focus on how literature can create and hone community and togetherness and joy.
However, as the second half of the book progressed, I became more and more uncomfortable with Guylain's actions, and just cannot ignore how creepy and invasive and disrespectful the whole thing became - and this clearly wasn't the author's intention. In addition to this, there are also a couple of harmful comments about anorexia and autism. Despite its strong start, then, I unfortunately ended up really not liking this book, and wouldn't recommend it.
However, as the second half of the book progressed, I became more and more uncomfortable with Guylain's actions, and just cannot ignore how creepy and invasive and disrespectful the whole thing became - and this clearly wasn't the author's intention. In addition to this, there are also a couple of harmful comments about anorexia and autism. Despite its strong start, then, I unfortunately ended up really not liking this book, and wouldn't recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
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