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mlewis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Dementia, and Classism
Minor: War
cp_frey's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
So, when I bought this book I was really hoping I would be intellectual enough to find it just downright humorous and then I would feel like a true scholar. Perhaps, I am NOT intellectual enough... or, just maybe, it's not that funny.
Aside from the constant usage of derogatory terms for POC and people who are LGBT+, I did not think it was funny, in the least bit, how Ignatius used "abortion" where one would use "abomination". Perhaps if it was only once I could let it go, but once every few pages was a bit overkill. I also didn't find it funny that he would constantly yell that the woman, who he was in disagreement with, "deserved to be raped".
All the characters were just too much, and that is why it had so much potential to be a real comedic piece of classic literature. But this one does not stand the test of time. A product of its time is not synonymous with a piece that holds up to the test of time.
Aside from the constant usage of derogatory terms for POC and people who are LGBT+, I did not think it was funny, in the least bit, how Ignatius used "abortion" where one would use "abomination". Perhaps if it was only once I could let it go, but once every few pages was a bit overkill. I also didn't find it funny that he would constantly yell that the woman, who he was in disagreement with, "deserved to be raped".
All the characters were just too much, and that is why it had so much potential to be a real comedic piece of classic literature. But this one does not stand the test of time. A product of its time is not synonymous with a piece that holds up to the test of time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Animal death and Slavery