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deepalidesai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Death
kailiyahknight'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
ihuynhyoulose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
cecilielaugesen'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
2.75
However this book did not need to be that long, a lot of the book was name-dropping in relation to food, clothes, jewelry and cars. It felt unnecessary.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Stalking
allisonbraun'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
4.5
Graphic: Medical content and Car accident
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
cnjg88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The format was also fun. Kwan rotates the conversation medium in addition to the POV in a way that I personally enjoy. It's like if the emails, texts, and news bits from 50 Shades was done well.
That said, there were some topics that I think could have been handled better. I'm not Jewish, so I don't know if the use of the term "Nazi" being used to describe loyal employees is okay when a character you are meant to loathe uses it. I am autistic though, so I do feel comfortable saying that I wish the conversation about r-slur babies had either gone differently or if other characters that we are supposed to like had one discussing eugenics and ableism. I think that the author's goal was to make them seem out of touch and shitty, similar to how he uses classism and racism, but I think it could have been executed better. The were also some casually ableist comments from the MCs about schizophrenia and OCD that felt weird.
All in all, 3 out of 5. It's overall a good book, political/social commentary is almost always my jam, the format was very unique in the best possible way. My main issues were pacing and some questionable handling of sensitive topics
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy
mab12494's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Car accident
paigedent'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident
abbyschafer's review against another edition
3.5
Minor: Death and Car accident
deviousjen'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
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content and Car accident
Minor: Infidelity and Kidnapping