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musicalpopcorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Another beautifully written book by Mandel. I love her method of non-linear story-telling and how she creates fascinating, unique characters. It’s magic to me how she manages to make such strangely woven stories so readable and so enthralling.
Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, and Trafficking
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder
miller8d's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
As for the plot of this book, I really liked that so many moments were so humiliating and gut-wrenching; the exhausting walk to the party where she humiliated herself and then found the nude art book; the sobbing while stealing the cat; the telling his fiancé that he wanted to part ways on their honeymoon; the parents approving the blackmail; his speechlessness when Gary mentions that Aria’s an obvious thief; Aria’s contempt and condescending attitude toward Anton which eventually culminates in her becoming his killer; the embarrassing desperation with which he took interest in the singer; I could go on, everything was embarrassing and I felt it very viscerally.
As always, Mandel does an incredible service to the world by
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Incest, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Gore
I seriously don’t understand whykommatator's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
quickermorequickly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Deportation
Minor: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
daniellemjoyce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Deportation