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greenan26's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Alcohol
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Bernadette doesn’t belong in Seattle, but her husband is a big shot at Microsoft, so there she is. So different from all the other moms at her kid’s (Bee) school. In a wild series of events in which everyone acts without actually discussing anything with each other, Bernadette goes missing. Now it’s up to Bee to think like her mom to try to find her even though everyone else has given up hope. This book was hilarious and I loved it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
_charlottegrace's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book is so funny and enjoyable! Super easy, quick read. I definitely recommend it. Perfect beach read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Toxic relationship
aliciareads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Was going to give this four stars until the last 60ish pages where suddenly all the characters turn into the worst versions of themselves. I get that you're going to act out as a 13/14 year old if your mom just up and vanishes but Semple paints Bee as more of a child in the beginning of this book so the switch to teen angst seemed very abrupt to me. Not to mention Elgie's handle on the situation is just....scary
I did read this all in one day though so there is some entertainment there! I don't know if since this book is about upper-class, white suburbanites that the racist remarks in this book are there as a sort of commentary but I think that could have been a little more emphasized if that were the case. I'm not saying you have to spell it out for me but I was left wondering and maybe that's simply because this was written in 2012.
I did read this all in one day though so there is some entertainment there! I don't know if since this book is about upper-class, white suburbanites that the racist remarks in this book are there as a sort of commentary but I think that could have been a little more emphasized if that were the case. I'm not saying you have to spell it out for me but I was left wondering and maybe that's simply because this was written in 2012.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug abuse and Racism