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nicolaparty'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Pregnancy and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Drug use and Homophobia
nialiversuch'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
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing and Pregnancy
bellsdixon's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death and Drug use
annaavian'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
2.0
I don't have a problem with morally grey or flat out unlikable characters and their shitty behaviors as long as there is at least some meaningful point at the end. I failed to find one here.
What sounded like an intriguing narrative quickly revealed itself to be quite frustrating, centered around an unlikable protagonist whose actions lack purpose and depth. The novel begins with promising prose, infused with snarky slang and hot-headed attitude. However, this charm wears thin as the narrative progresses, becoming tiresome rather than engaging. Time passes ambiguously, emotions develop without explanation or depth, and the plot just stumbles along without clear direction.
What starts as a potentially compelling exploration of complex relationships descends into a hollow depiction of selfishness and indifference. The absence of any interior life or introspection from the protagonist results in a sense of detachment and I was soon questioning the purpose of the story as a whole. In the end "Green Dot" failed to deliver a meaningful point behind its characters' actions for me, leaving a sense of unfulfilled potential.
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy
ninaszewczyk's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Pregnancy
onion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
star'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
1.0
this book was.... for lack of a better way of putting it, extremely painful to get through. the plot can easily be explained through the synopsis on the back cover - woman, 24 years old, falls in love with 40-something year old married man.
i disliked this book immensely, but was attached enough to hera that i wanted to see it through. i am relieved to have finished it, and pray i never know about a sequel if it comes up - as it was hard to get through, for sure, but i am attached enough i fear i may read it.
hera is... frustrating. she reminds me a lot of myself a few years ago (which makes sense, as we were born in similar years - if she were real, she would be probably a year older than me now), i will say it's nice to see a problematic bi girl out there in the wild - i did laugh at the mention of co-star for sure.
but this book was.... not my favorite, and i really really had to push myself HARD (to the point of forcing myself) to get through it. i will be donating this to a different LFL on it's release date... good luck to whoever gets it.
spoiler tags for the rest of my thoughts.
i HATED arthur the entire time. this was so typical, "i love you and ill tell my wife sometime soon, promise". i thought the pull at the end with maisie was awful, too, and imagine knowing for your entire life that you named your baby the thing your mistress suggested! i kept wanting hera to fucking talk to kate about it... but she never did. UGH.
and jesus christ, the way that hera treated her fucking dad. that poor man. and poor jude.
Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Eating disorder and War
theunfinishedbookshelf'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
Graphic: Animal death and Infidelity
Moderate: Pregnancy
mishaps's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Mental illness, and Pregnancy