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kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Car accident
bookish_bry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Car accident
bluedilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
jessdoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
lindasoderlundd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
ptitirodactyle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
dannythestreet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, and Classism
cutepatzie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Police brutality, Car accident, and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness, Vomit, and Antisemitism
kaitlynnnng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Some of the chapters about other people at the party were interesting, but I found most of them to be confusing and unnecessary.
To me, this book didn’t have a “wow” factor, but I did enjoy reading it.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Car accident, and Abortion
guivx5's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I find interesting that every Jenkins book I've read so far differs quite a bit in their formats. "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" bases itself in an interview recording scenario; "Daisy Jones & The Six" is centered around an actual interview transcript. "Malibu Rising", on the other hand, is centered around what happens when the cameras are turned off.
The book is divided in two very defined parts, a very bold move. It was, together with her cutting-edge writing style, risky: if the story was not well supported, it would fall upon itself. But it didn't, because it is a hell of a story. Maybe missing some bits here and there, but very consistent. The consistency between her books is a prime indicator of the care and passion put in these stories. You can feel, with every line, Jenkin's efforts to honor these characters.
About the inconsistencies, they're truly not the biggest deal. Not even that big of a deal.
The book's two parts are very different, with the first one focusing on the past and the second one truly devoting itself to express the wild nature of an out-of-control party. Again, risky. But I like it.
The most heartbreaking thing for Jenkins's fans after reading "Malibu Rising" is realizing that Mick Riva appeared in almost every recent book of hers. He was everywhere, but never where he was needed: with his children.
...
I swear to God, this woman puts crack between the lines of her books.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, Car accident, and Sexual harassment