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a_little_teacup's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Homophobia and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse
polkadotkat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
My favorite quote was
There was joy in being a fool. Why had I spent my whole life avoiding it?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Hate crime
kell_xavi's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Some of the most beautiful and the saddest sexual moments I’ve read. There’s a richness to Greenwell’s writing, an almost satisfaction that holds something back, preferring to muddy the waters of thoughts and events rather than to present them starkly, cleanly as the title proposes.
There’s something new in the final chapter, a shift that isn’t wholly unexpected but that complicates previous moments and gives a desire a harsh glare. There’s sadness again, in that, a coming clean of shame. This is a second meaning of the title, and I appreciated how the stories developed from beginning to end, at once shedding naïveté and gaining something harder, less pliable.
I’m glad to have found these stories, this thread of living in Bulgaria, teaching and touching, protesting and accepting.
There’s something new in the final chapter, a shift that isn’t wholly unexpected but that complicates previous moments and gives a desire a harsh glare. There’s sadness again, in that, a coming clean of shame. This is a second meaning of the title, and I appreciated how the stories developed from beginning to end, at once shedding naïveté and gaining something harder, less pliable.
I’m glad to have found these stories, this thread of living in Bulgaria, teaching and touching, protesting and accepting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
bootsmom3's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Alcohol
moneyispizza's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol