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rrb101's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
like...nothing fucking happens in this book ngl -- and despite there being some really beautiful prose, imo it doesn't outweigh the fact that 90% of it is utterly pointless...
ALSO !!!KILL THE FKN ANIMAL ABUSER FUCK ME
ALSO !!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
aniglen's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Eating disorder
le_mur's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Infidelity
breekeeler's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Definitely a no plot, just vibes book. Some of the vignettes really worked for me, while others didn’t work as well. Cusk does a really excellent job of rendering men who are threatening and unsettling in precisely the way so many “non-threatening” men can be. And she has an incredible ability to capture all of the ways humans are pompous and self-absorbed and the strangeness of so much conversation, especially in contexts where we don’t know each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Sexual harassment
lain_darko's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Infidelity
Minor: Eating disorder
molly_may27's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
morganat57's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
hannahlouise_'s review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
i don’t know what i expected when i set out reading this book but it wasn’t that? not really my style of writing but i did enjoy the way it’s told in conversations, a cool concept
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Infidelity
Moderate: Animal death and Blood
prideandparchment's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Interesting character studies flowing into eachother. I probably would have found it more interesting if I could have looked at the text - I shouldn't have read it as an audiobook. Maybe I'll revisit it as a physical book one day.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
linsobsessedwithartandbooks's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
i mean ienjoyed the novel, it has beautiful writing, so a very nice read. i liked learning about the different characters, diving into their personal lives, their failing marriages and experiences. at times though, the writing got a little too pretentious? for me. no one talks like cusk writes and that's alright, but it makes the dialogue so unreal. at times whole paragraphs went over my head because the words used were so niche and as a non-native speaker it was hard to understand. still, i enjoyed it. this isn't a plot driven book, which i normally dislike, but it was still very interesting.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty