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josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Slavery, Stalking, and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
lesbegays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
i never would have read this if not for it being a book club pick, but i don’t regret it.
MAJOR content warning for societal homophobia of the sort you would expect from a puritan nation in the 1600s.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Blood, Pregnancy, and Outing
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Slavery, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation
rayne31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Medical trauma
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Stalking
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, and Abortion
itsbumley'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Outing, and Colonisation
sophieduncan's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Outing
Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation
katenovah'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder
gemmascott's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved the fact that this book was inspired by an object displayed in the Rijksmuseum and feel like the choice of setting was helpful in exploring some of the themes, including race, gender and sexuality.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Medical trauma