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hollsbookshelf's review
dark
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Death of parent
_pitpat's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment
natebaima's review
dark
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Sexual content
_hollie064_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Sick and twisted but not in a good way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Death of parent
ellieeeeeee's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
3.75
it would have been a great book if not for the incest tbh like genuinely why
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
dhughes10's review
dark
sad
tense
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Death of parent
la_laila's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
natalie3's review
challenging
dark
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Incest, Sexual content, and Death of parent
rebleejen's review
dark
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
2.0
I've liked--sometimes loved--everything else I've read by Ian McEwan, but I found this one gross and depressing and regret the time I spent reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault