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soobooksalot'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
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
alisonburnis'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
3.75
Vermette is excellent at taking trauma and tragedy and making it a story of love and hope. The Strangers isn’t as tight as The Break, and it touches on the pandemic in a way that didn’t work for me (possibly because I’m not ready yet), but it is still a solid book, asking questions about trauma and evading simple judgment or providing answers.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
francestea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death and Death of parent
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
At its heart, this is a book about mothers and daughters, and the way people try (and sometimes fail) to connect. The characters all have unique voices (though I don't get why some were first person and some were third person) and perspectives. It was interesting to read about the same events from the wildly differing points of view of two characters who were both there. There were a few parts that felt kind of like they were included to check off a list (one character’s abortion felt a little "okay I haven't included this experience yet" for me).
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail