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Valley of the Dolls 50th Anniversary Edition by Jacqueline Susann
7 reviews
jennifercoolidgelvr'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
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
moonwillow27458's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Gaslighting
gabriella_'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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lbyars99'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
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
subtlymelancholy'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
There are a lot of seriously triggering topics covered in this book and it's not really something that can easily be skipped over. It's also a combination of the characters' internalized feelings and the result of the time and place the book was written.mooncraftbujo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
morenowagain'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: Addiction, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
This novel uses the word f*g/f*ggot over 25 times.