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fiberreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: War
greenan26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Classism
nyne'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
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and War
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I liked the characters, they could all be my next door neighbours, people I meet everyday at my kids school. They were very well developed, with good and bad moments, with flaws and virtues. They could be real humans. And that, in combination with a good story, is what makes a great book.
The story itself is quite interesting, the pre and post WWII English society, with the not so subtle racism towards the citizens of their colonies, who were obviously good enough to exploit and use and have them fight in the war but not good enough to walk in the pavements of "the mother country", work and live and prosper.
It does show the ugly face of England, that mentality and argument used by the brexit supporters against immigrants. And that ugly face is portrayed brilliantly.
A great book, a worthy winner of the awards that it received.
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and War
pia_h's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Blood and Grief
sarah984'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
The character voices were all unique and it was interesting to see the same situations from their different points of view. I docked a star because it started getting kind of melodramatic and silly near the end.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Incest, Terminal illness, and Excrement
I marked incest here because there is a character who is in love with her second cousin and spends a significant portion of the novel obsessing over him, but nothing much actually happens between them.