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rokinjaguar's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It’s hard for me to rate this book. I really enjoyed the writing style and willingness to go to the darkest places, but I also felt disappointed. I related with the narrator sometimes and sympathized with her, but I also had a strong enough distaste for her and her choices/mindset that I didn’t really feel much for the characters. She wasn’t compelling because, even though I understand she isn’t well mentally and isn’t being supported well by her family, she also isn’t trying at all to improve things. And yet she thinks she’s better than everyone else. There’s an apathetic condescension to her that made it difficult for me to care about her at all, but I did find so much that was interesting. I wonder if I was supposed to leave the book having less sympathy for the narrator than I started with. If she wasn’t so condescending, if she honestly tried to improve but failed, this would have been so compelling. Oh well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent
suspicious_salmon's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-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: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization
carmentxx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
considering i chose this book for my dissertation, it would be shocking for me to say i don’t like it. the many layers in this book will never fail to shock me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Gaslighting
freyamcmillan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
honestly this book is so feral i absolutely love it. read it and could not stop thinking about for months now !! feeling utterly destroyed. it’s so raw and insane and a perfect exploration of being a women and mother and the struggles you face. my fav book i’ve ever read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death and Self harm
miamcmillan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the most incredible novel i have read in a while. it’s raw and gorgeous and repulsive and insane and world shattering. i feel utterly destroyed. an absolutely astounding exploration of womanhood and motherhood.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Blood
brotestantethic's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
maddeningly written. disgustingly quotable. you will need to put it down every few pages—your skin will crawl. frequently difficult to follow. dismal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Sexual content
silencekun's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On one hand, it was a challenging book: it's a story about a woman that's not happy with her life and struggeling with her inner demons. With sometimes very graphic descriptions of violence, sex and mental illnesses. On the other - something kept bringing me back to this book, a kind of sympathy. But in the same time I hated the main heroine attitude so much... And was happy she's getting the affects of her actions in her face.
And so I'll summarize my feeling for this book: a strange mix of sadistic satisfaction from how low a human being can fall but also a deep feeling of pities for the MC.
And so I'll summarize my feeling for this book: a strange mix of sadistic satisfaction from how low a human being can fall but also a deep feeling of pities for the MC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content