ezulc's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
katysafety's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Suicide, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Chronic illness
glorgona's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Classism, Infidelity, Vomit, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Blood
mala_and_the_spirits's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Tbh, I listened to this audiobook because the novel was on my tbr and actually I have much more books I want to read/listen to currently so I really do not know why I even picked this up. But I liked it.
I feel like 2/3 of the book was just discribtion of the environment but I was kind of nice that way. To me personally, this also had a great message: Live your own life, no one will come and save you and be grateful for what you have. Feeling gratitude and accepting your current situation does not mean that you can not or will not change it. To myself, this was a important and dramatic reminder to live in presence and not (completly) in dreams. And it is funny because this was what I just needed right now.
And I hated the pharmacist!
If you want to listen to the German audiobook, the WDR 5 published a good and ad-free version on spotify.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content