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josie2k's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
chris_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Dementia, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Dysphoria
Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Murder
michellesaidread's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Racial slurs
Minor: Suicide and Murder
lifesarosch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Suicide, Dementia, and Murder
elizabeth_lepore'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
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Gun violence, Dementia, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia and Suicide
perlaesq'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
katewhite77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
However, this is brilliant. We follow Monk through a crazy time in his life by reading his notebook and journal. We are also privvie to his latest literary offering.
Here, Everett uses humour to mercilessly critique the presence of institutional racism mainly in the publishing industry, but elsewhere, too. He does this by publishing the racism to extreme to see where it might land.
The greatest compliment I can give this book is that one day, I would like to write something similar around disability.
There is also a sweet subplot about how to grow old gracefully.
Graphic: Cursing and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Murder
asimenia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It’s not sequential and much of it is whims and chaotic, which is always a hard read for me. The book that was written as a farce was very very long. Quite a long joke.
It wasn’t for me, but I look forward to giving the movie a shot!
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Dementia, and Murder
emiporte'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
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Dementia, and Murder