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piamoomin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Miscarriage, Suicide, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
tamara_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Vomit
mtnest's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
At first both women are caricatures, both completely wacky in their own, very different ways. As we learn more of the back story of Margery and Enid, they become sympathetic characters, each having desperation and tragedy in their lives. Their friendship forms gradually as each comes to rely on the other, and they see the real person beneath each other’s shell.
This novel blends madcap adventure with a love story of friendship, and I loved it. One caveat: I felt the subplot of Mr Mundic was a distraction from the real story of Margery and Enid. He deserves a book all to himself.
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Classism
izwit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
dorsetreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Animal death
nicole_k's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Vomit
evvarmoth'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Vomit
accovino's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
<Spoiler>
I 100% expected Enid to die in childbirth. She's not fleshed-out in any way, and it really feels as if the author thinks she's too damaged to thrive. Margery needed a reason to live, so Enid made her one. Margery is sad and broken and pathetic, until there's a baby, and then her life is changed forever! She never knew what love was! Can I tell you how much I hate that trope? Women only exist to have babies. Enid certainly did. Our lives are meaningless without babies. Even though the author repeatedly states that Margery's purpose is the beetle, the narrative shows us otherwise. And I honestly don't even want to touch the character of a damaged POW more monster than human, such a horrible damaging stereotype of PTSD and mental illness. And the ENDING. Good lord. The female entomologist at the museum knows that the systemic and interpersonal sexism she's experiencing is her own fault because she laughs sometimes?? And the argument that oh, that's the CHARACTER thinking that, the AUTHOR doesn't think that, I don't buy, because if that's the case, SHOW ME. Don't leave it as, "Lean in!" </Spoiler>
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
alayamorning'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Misogyny and Grief