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rhubarbpi3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
nialiversuch'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail
prettiestwhistles'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jeaninelynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
waybeyondblue'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? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
jjoyce'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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
purplepenning'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexism, Medical content, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Animal death
sib_reads'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: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
renepierre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
An early contender for a favourite book of the year. The story follows Danny and Maeve, brother and sister growing up in the Dutch House, a place of grandeur that holds a history of its own. When their mother disappears and their father remarries a women named Andrea, everything changes. The siblings are shows an act of betrayal that they will hold onto and obsess over for the rest of their lives, which ultimately changes the trajectory of their lives. Patchett explores selfishness through all of her characters, but at the same time, adds a level of selflessness in them that constantly contradicts and levels them out as they try to navigate their lives and recover from their whole world being torn apart.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism