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nicolaparty'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent
ruthmoog's review against another edition
4.75
I laughed aloud at this, Barrington speaks as you might to a friend. And it's emotionally intimate as Barrington lets us in on his big secrets.
I enjoyed it a lot, and the narration is great. Looking forward to the TV series.
Graphic: Cursing and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, and Outing
Knife violencelynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and War
junglejelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
One thing for sure is these characters are complex and their actions and thoughts are incredibly relatable.
The downsides of the book is that it's filled with a lot of phobic language (which I understand why), unlikeable characters and the ending could have been a bit longer. The ending felt a bit rushed and cliche as the characters did not reflect on their own flaws and still had
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Abandonment
miri42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Death of parent
moniipeters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation
shoshthemost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Incest, and Death of parent
laurataylor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
novella42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Dementia
masha_and_the_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The writing flows like honey, and the complexities of issues from internalised homophobia to post-natal depression are handled with grace and compassion.
This is also the first book I've ever read with a protagonist from Antigua and Barbuda, and I really appreciated the insight into this rich, vibrant culture.
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Hate crime, Incest, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy