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pseudolain'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Grief
petedake's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Incest, and Death of parent
suprconman99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Incest and Death of parent
sashley98'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
Graphic: Incest, Grief, and Death of parent
la_karina1818'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
1.5
Graphic: Incest and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
paulines_reading_journal'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
4.5
Graphic: Incest and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
noblememoruled's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Death of parent
heatherkc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Incest, and Death of parent
ashley_elizabeth'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
1.5
The only reason I feel compelled to give this book more than 0 or 1 star is because that despite it's icky-ness, there were certainly times I felt quite compelled by the overall storyline and what was going on in this family. Also, I loved McEwan's Atonement, so perhaps I'm being a bit generous.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Original review:
3.5
I had to add a whole new shelf for this book. It felt wrong not having multiple shelves marked, plus I should have a shelf for the weird incest-y books I read. Trust me, it's not a spoiler for this book. At all. When the incest starts on page three, it's not a spoiler at all.
What was on my mind while reading the book was mainly about Charlotte Gainsbourg and how this is tame with most of the things I've seen her do. Really, this book is very tame. The worst it gets is the bit in the beginning, and in the last few pages of the book. So, if you're worried about graphic incest, never fear. There's way more about masturbation than anything else. Also, there is a scene I would qualify as watersports, so be warned if that freaks you out a bit.
Anyways, the book as a whole was just a huge family study. It would be great to use for a case study in something that calls for a more family therapy route. (Sorry, my psych major is coming out.) Pick one as the identified patient, then branch from there. It was a good book, not what I expected, and I definitely enjoyed it. Very, very different. I'm sure that if it was re-written to today's standards, there would have been more incest dashed into it so it was more shocking.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Incest