hericksen3's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Death, and Sexual assault
babayagareads's review against another edition
3.0
A solid read, definitely an honest take on power dynamics, molestation, survivor’s guilt, and institutionalize sexism.
It’s jarring throughout and definitely triggering.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes to read about women’s experiences, realistic fiction enthusiasts, and fans of Ann Patchett.
It’s jarring throughout and definitely triggering.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes to read about women’s experiences, realistic fiction enthusiasts, and fans of Ann Patchett.
lazybonesheroine's review against another edition
3.0
very well written story of a difficult subject matter, it just took me so long to read bc i couldn’t get into it and kept abandoning it
binzpr's review against another edition
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
3.0
ellekeene's review against another edition
2.0
Spotty and filled with run-on sentences that empty the story. There are better novels that tackle similar issues.
beshums's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I enjoyed her voice and writing style, but didn’t like the story and wouldn’t recommend it.
tvnguyen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This book didn’t fulfilled what was setup in the beginning in my opinion. It feels kind of emotionless for a topic that is really sad and I think it is mainly because there weren’t any big developments with the narrator. It was a pretty fast read but it didn’t really make me feel things.
aetataureate's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
beautiful, brittle, horrifying