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beloved_bridget's review
4.5
I'm kind of obsessed with the way she writes women and their bodies. Both Marianne and Frances have such ugly views of their bodies and abuse them to, I think, present a physical symptom of their emotional distress (not to say that their self harm and starvation is a performance of their mental suffering for other people! because I don't think it's that at all and that gets too close to “oh they’re just doing it for attention” which is just very reductive and harmful. it's more like a private expression) and they're obviously different characters but there were many times specifically when Frances was talking about her body that I was reminded of Marianne
Graphic: Chronic illness and Self harm
Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Infertility
beigelace's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage and Blood
17kareena's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism
alenaecook's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Self harm
xosevenusagbadan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
djenkin96's review against another edition
- 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
I did like the relevant topics And The nod to endometriosis.However I Feel the author glazed over a large amount of obvious body image issues and an eating disorder ?
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
emiliaalice's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
littlelizzieborden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Medical content, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
wildestreadsoffrancis'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
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
lailaite's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol