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directorpurry'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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
mollymisek's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting
porporina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
skinnerbx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
lovegriefandgender'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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
mermaidsherbet'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
imrath'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
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Sexism, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Stalking
rebelstorm'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
1.0
I'll start off by saying - this is my subjective opinion. If you love this book, my dislike of this book is not a personal attack, I don't hate you and I don't think you're a horrible person. We all like and enjoy different books, it just happens that I hate this... "book".
Ok... I picked up Tampa for shits and giggles. I read the first chapter when the book first came out and I remember having a laugh. But, oh boy, I was not laughing by the end of it.
Here's the thing... I've read Lolita, yes, it gave me the creeps, made me feel icky but at least Lolita was beautifully written. Tampa? Tampa reads like a bad smut that want's to be edgy. Writing is just not good. I was bored, disgusted, bored again and even more disgusted. There are a lot of books with awful main characters. Like You, Gone Girl, Lolita... Tampa's Celeste has zero redeeming qualities. The character goes on and on and on and on and on and on about stuff that doesn't matter, like how her poop smell. Seriously... I feel like Tampa was written just to be disgusting. Characters learn nothing, what's the point?
Thank God this is over. It will feel so good to delete this awful thing from my e-reader.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
kaylagetsread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
What’s there to talk about here then? Well first and foremost, how youth and attractiveness skews societal perceptions of people, especially women. How beauty can therefore be used and abused with very few repercussions, and in many cases, these people are glorified for their transgressions. Also, this very real culture where female sexual predators are often overlooked and/or treated more delicately.
Lots of literary references and satire in here too, which I loved. I wanted more closure for
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fatphobia and Suicidal thoughts