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lorenag5's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
builtonbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Beautiful uncompromising writing with moments that gave me goosebumps. Reading this in 2024, year 4 post COVID-19 was a wild ride, and I'm glad I waited till now to read it. It also made me miss home, family, and the light and heat of my country.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Animal death
berodatheelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
fedorasommora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
danimcthomas'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
dominika_benmichael's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide
vivvs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
spineofthesaurus'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Pregnancy
analenegrace'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
5.0
It's simultaneously an easy read because of how well-written it is, but also so hard to read in a post-2020 world where COVID fundamentally changed so many things. So much of the book was familiar; Mandel has a keen understanding of how we as a society react to things. Some of the standouts include a dedication to theater and the arts, a dedication to preservation, and relying on religion to the point of madness. All of these things were seen in our pandemic as well as in this book.
I cannot recommend it enough, and I will probably be thinking about it for a long time after reading.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
lili_geek'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Rape and Suicide