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elspethmigliore's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
i’m in awe of what i just read. i only wish the ending could have been elongated and it all didn’t happen so quickly. everything else was incredible and so emotional.
definitely reread material ✅
definitely reread material ✅
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Alcohol
jfield351's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is my fourth TJR book so i was expecting amazing things and a big finale, but I didn’t get that. It was still a very well written book but it felt kind of flat and I’m a bit confused as to why this is rated higher than SHOEH. The little twist at the end that the author was julia, wasn’t too shocking. i was also surprised that TJR would use the same sort of twist here as in another book of hers . It was interesting, I really liked and connected with Karen. A lot of lines in here were very touching and framed concepts in ways i hadn’t seen them before. But it’s not my favourite book. it does give a (what i believe is a thoroughly researched) insight into the drugs and sex’s and rock and roll culture in the 70’s, and the differing perspectives of the same events.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment
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