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percervall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Eating disorder
lia_24's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
In fact, I preferred this for multiple reasons:
1. I loved the way it was structured. The short "chapters" really adhered to my attention span and therefore I was able to read it much quicker than I can read The Secret History (no shade)
2. I love these characters so much and I love that we have so much queer rep in this book, even though it's only mlm as far as I recall.
3. I adore Shakespeare and acting so this caters to my interests perfectly.
4. I honestly don't know what else to say except I loved this so much. The only issue I have are some outdated words being used in very few parts.
I understand the constant quoting of Shakespeare between the characters might seem pretentious but that's what's intended and I really enjoyed it. So I don't agree that it's worse than Secret History, I think, as usual, it is a matter of personal preference.
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
dlrosebyh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book went straight to the most me-coded books ever. For years, my friends have begged me to read this book because it's very me-coded and I would LOVE it. It's actually astounding—the amount of friends that recommended me this book. But all of them were right.
I have always loved theatre growing up, and I don't think that's a secret. I love Shakespeare
If there's one thing Rio did amazingly was to write the characters!! I probably shouldn't root for them, but Rio got me rooting for them. Like no, your honor, they didn't do anything wrong!! WHATTTT!!! I have always loved morally grey characters because they add so much dynamic to the story. Each character served its own purpose, and it's so interesting and entertaining see how they are fleshed out. James, Oliver, Meredith, and Flippa are all so me. It's insane. If you count how much times I have annotated the book with "He/She's so me", I would have hundreds of dollars.
When Rio said you can justify anything if you do it poetically enough, she was TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK. It was so poetic and beautiful. You could tell she poured her whole heart into it, and you know, she has EXPERIENCE being an actress. It's always so fun looking at the backstage of theatre works.
After this book, I want to throw myself because what the fuck was that ending??? This the type of book that will result to you opening a
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia
voxnts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Blood
alexeysidoruk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Eating disorder
shancraic's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
abernathy_33'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Vomit
thebruce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia
goldaerin's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
alliott's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
More plot holes through book club analysis.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail