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jarshual's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
ardour's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
- there are no official or explicit themes of either mental illness or psychosis in the book, however much of the novel is the narrator processing and reflecting on their deep grief, and for a large (very metaphorical) chunk of the book they are very detached from reality in a dissociative way that some do after experiencing trauma — I wanted to give a paranoia/delusions content warning for that portion of the book that it dips in and out of reality and can be quite disorientating. - other than that, the way the author deals with things that may qualify for one psychiatric diagnosis or another, is very holistic and de-pathologising/de-stigmatising as it is framed as part of the human experience for many people. No ableism or stigma applied by author.itsheyfay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Incest
redbreezes_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
IF I COULD GIVE IT 300 STARS I WOULD
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
unboxedjack's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A good, poetic meditation on what it means to be human and wrestle with grief, love, and art. At times the author seemed to be trying too hard to be pithy (I really could have done without all the references to ejaculate, but hey, you do you, Sheila Heti), but it was a solid and bittersweet read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Death of parent
funkyauntjules's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
okay so i went through a lot of ups and downs with this book. like initially i was burning through and absolutely eating up the metaphors and then i reached a point (leaf) where it lost me. but honestly towards the end i came back again. am i completely in love and obsessed with this book? absolutely not. but i will say there was a lot of beauty in the way heti talks about love and the individual experience, and how that can change a relationship. the last page was sweet and special. maybe i'll reread it in a year. maybe not.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
verynicebook's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
mariaviola's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury
mmccombs's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
This was an extraordinary read. Expansive and strange and lofty, it was a beautiful mediation on grief and living during what often feels like the end times. This feels like something I need to read and reread, I got this from my library but I definitely think this is one that needs a spot on my shelves, probably underlined and dog-earred wishing an inch of its life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent