Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - Keeping Two

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Keeping Two by Jordan Crane

15 reviews

hdunscombe's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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frances_frances's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

1.5

Yeah I really hated this book. There were a few illustrations and lines of dialogue that stood out to me so that's why I gave it 1.5 stars rather than one, but otherwise it sucked. The themes of the book are certainly worth exploring but the actual execution felt totally unoriginal and tired. The result felt juvenile to me - manufactured drama and forced trauma told from an emotionally shallow perspective.

There's also a ton of depictions of violence against women. Yes, Will is spiraling in his anxiety and unable to stop imaging all the ways his partner could be in danger. However, the result for the reader is just having to watch her get robbed, brutalized, and murdered a bunch. Depicting violence against women (or any other marginalized / vulnerable populations) is a slippery slope. At what point does it stop being commentary and become a gross indulgence in gender based violence? This, along with Dan being a total asshole to his partner after a stillbirth left a bad taste in my mouth. And it all feels especially gross since the author is a man.

Also, unhoused people were often perpetrators of violence in Will's fantasies. This was upsetting as it plays into harmful stereotypes about people who are poor and/or experiencing addiction.

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tommy_salami's review against another edition

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4.75

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amschelly153's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Beautiful commentary on life. Also, somewhat difficult in the amount of intrusive thoughts shown. I believe this is representative of processing mental health, but also can be really difficult for someone with a good bit of intrusive thoughts myself.

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siriface's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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paigicus's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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u_0's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

It was unique and creative, but not for me. It was extremely triggering. There was some casual misogyny and hollow, stereotypical portrayal of women that was hard to get past. I wasn't sure if it was intentional for the story or not. The blurb was pretentious. Not for me and that's ok.

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