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utopiaandmelancholy'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Religious bigotry, War, and Classism
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
mreisen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: War
chris_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, War, and Injury/Injury detail
atamano'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Classism
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Vomit
mahmabaer'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
3.0
My favorite character was
I will say, however, Evelyn Waugh is a talented writer. He weaves the atmosphere of smoky rooms, amber colored drinks, sunshine-drenched country roads and rolling oceans beautifully, and the atmosphere of the story was well developed. I could easily imagine each scene as we travelled with Charles through the story.
All in all, if you are a fan of stories with lots of elaborate entanglements and romantic language, especially as it may have taken place in the 1920s, it might be something you'd enjoy. However, I feel I've had quite enough of the Flytes family for a lifetime.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
slahlum'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism
rpg_gf'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
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, and Terminal illness
Minor: War
chalkletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Even with very little understanding of Catholicism, I found the theological discussions interesting. Like everything else, there’s a lot that goes unspoken, and I probably missed a great deal of context which would’ve helped me understand what the characters were struggling with. On the other hand, Charles is also an outsider to the Marchmains’ religion, and to some extent their social class, so maybe feeling a distance from it all is the intended effect.
Although I didn’t love the romance, or the characters, this time around, I still appreciated the prose, and found plot interesting, if rather sad.
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and War
karlo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness and Death
Minor: Homophobia, Antisemitism, and War