cato_o's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, and Terminal illness
sadiaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I love that the book had multiple povs, I found each story engaging. However I found that there were almost too many different stories intersecting, anytime a pov started I would get into it and then suddenly the pov changed and we don't get to hear about what happens next. I was listening to the audiobook and when the povs changed, I found myself listening and trying to figure out who's pov it was. Took me out of the story a little.
The ending is bittersweet,
Spoiler
Abdullah and Paris find each other, but Abdullah has succumbed to dementia and doesn't recognise herGraphic: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Abandonment, Classism, Dementia, Grief, Medical content, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
ginbat's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical content, Abandonment, War, Chronic illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Infertility
Minor: Child death
Adoption traumaodyssia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: War, Terminal illness, Infertility, Abandonment, Medical content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cancer, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
abominablesnowaro'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Dementia, Chronic illness, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, War, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide, and Sexism
Minor: Gun violence, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Physical abuse
miamcmillan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
the bit with adel was so well done but i feel is slightly lost just because of the magnitude of the main stories like you read it from the child’s perspective but you recognise the truth that his father’s a war criminal and his acceptance of his own acceptance of it if that makes sense it was absolutely agonisingModerate: Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical content, Terminal illness, Violence, and War
faizoo'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? It's complicated
3.25
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, and War