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maimber's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
i really loved this book! seeing how all the characters lives were intertwined was so fascinating and always excited me when i saw a sentence about a person i recognised. seeing everyone interwoven and connected through a singular cat helped to expand outside of the (usually) narrow view of books that solely focus on a few characters. it speaks about life and how easy it is to feel like you’re the only person alive and other people fade into the background. when side characters names were mentioned, their stories often appeared later in the book and that really drove home the sentiment that you never truly know what’s going on in someone’s life unless you hear from them yourself. it offered a realistic understanding of the complexity of people and their separate and widely interconnected lives.
there were some aspects of this story that confused me but nearer the end i got settled in more. my only gripe is that because all the chapters are about different characters it’s not the easiest book to sit and read in one sitting. because of how separate the chapters feel it’s almost like reading them as their own short stories. this book was a tad harder to read than books that are just centred around a few characters but i enjoyed the variety of life experiences showcased through each individual character.
there were some aspects of this story that confused me but nearer the end i got settled in more. my only gripe is that because all the chapters are about different characters it’s not the easiest book to sit and read in one sitting. because of how separate the chapters feel it’s almost like reading them as their own short stories. this book was a tad harder to read than books that are just centred around a few characters but i enjoyed the variety of life experiences showcased through each individual character.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
clairew97's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism