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abitdicier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Suicide, Confinement, Excrement, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Cancer
tiffyb's review against another edition
Graphic: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Cancer, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts
bookedandbusy'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Excrement, Mental illness, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Ableism, Body shaming, and Suicidal thoughts
kry_yang's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
also screaming bc i found out moshfegh writes a lot about butt stuff. like, miss ottessa you are one hell of a white woman i must say
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and Eating disorder
laurafrances's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Death of parent, Self harm, Classism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Sexual content
ashley_turch's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body shaming
Minor: Infidelity, Excrement, and Abortion
Content warnings: Heavy drug abuse and depression (this is the entire plot) eating disorders parental death (multiple cases) 9/11 Domestic abuse animal cruelty (somewhat graphic discussion in the first chapter, but easy to skip over since it’s only about a paragraph. The narrator does not partake in it and instead is just describing something someone else did. Short mentions of the same situation about two more times through the book. Also easy to skip over. As someone who can’t handle really any mention of animal cruelty, I was able over easily and ignore.)lesbegays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the writing style of this book is so hypnotic. every time i emerged from a reading session i felt disoriented, like i was waking up from a too-long, sweaty afternoon nap. i felt a little bit how i imagine the narrator felt in her waking hours. a lot of people describe the pace of this book as slow, and i guess that’s fair, but i flew through this. the combination of short, clipped sentences and excessive run-on sentences just pulled me along for the ride.
if you’ve ever felt like sleeping for a year would fix you but are currently in a better, more healed place, i highly recommend this.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Classism, Excrement, Vomit, Cancer, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Infidelity
onmym_ark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, Grief, Excrement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
xmifeng_'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Excrement, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Violence, Rape, Abortion, Racism, Ableism, and Vomit
blue_roses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Abortion
Minor: Excrement, Alcoholism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis