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marypr4's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I have rated a total of 4 books 5 stars in the last 2 years, but this book changed everything for me. Iāve felt that buzzing, the buzzing Casey talks about, for years and years- itās been humming along the surface of my skin, dormant at intervals, but always there, since I first wrote- and today when I finished āWriters and Lovers,ā I felt like a shaken soda. Especially reading everything after the scene where she reads the Memoir of madness and her āinsides burn in terrifying recognition.ā Iāve been in that place for so long. Iām so absolutely full of things Iām finally ready to say. Iām so grateful. Iāve been on the verge for so long and this did it. Sometimes, like Murielās itchy ankles, when I read a good book I just go quiet for days. I only speak when absolutely necessary, I stop answering my texts. My roommates actually get worried about me. But today, when I finished this book, I opened my notes app and I wrote and wrote and I could hardly stop myself to drive home when the coffee shop I was in closed. I used voice-to-text on the drive home, till my phone died, and then I practically ran inside to plug it up and immediately pulled out my laptop for the first time in ages. I can FEEL the words and they bubble in me till I fizz over. I want to express how absolutely eternally grateful I am for this book. This is the most wonderful relief.Ā
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Death
Moderate: Rape, Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body horror, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Alcohol
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