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ksamaine95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Can’t say I didn’t enjoy it. I also wouldn’t recommend it lol
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Abortion
lady_oracle'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
“Sodium”: salt, white, clouds, gauze, silt, sand, sky, lark, string, kitten, claws, wound, iron, omega.
“Lauryl”: Shakespeare, Ophelia, Millais, pain, stained glass, rectory, butt plug, feelings, pigpen, snake eyes, hot poker.
“Sulfate”: Satan, acid, Lyme, dunes, dwellings, hunchbacks, hybrids, samurais, suffragettes, mazes.
the memories of her parents were so spectacularly done. the passage in particular about the week leading up to the day of her father passing made me a bit queasy, because that was nearly exactly the experience i had with my own. prose was poetic and tactile. also love-hated the doctor.
some questionable moments, but nothing i think too shocking for anyone who's familiar with this author. so glad this is what i've kicked off 2024 with.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
metchap'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
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent
Minor: Excrement
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: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cancer
tiffyb's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Death of parent
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, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
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: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Excrement
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Confinement
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: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Pregnancy