autiquarian's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I felt that this was a perfectly entertaining book, well-written too, but just cannot understand why it’s labelled by critics as ‘the Oxford novel’; I fortunately did not read it expecting a campus novel, but if you are I would put it aside unless you also enjoy the novel’s other, more prevalent, themes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: War
Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
ru_th's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Manchmal spüre ich den Druck der Vergangenheit und der Zukunft von beiden Seiten so stark, dass für die Gegenwart kein Platz mehr ist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
zoepargoff's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
sophiemundy13's review
slow-paced
3.25
bit exciting in the middle but the rest of it was just a bit of a slog, but i guess i'm glad i read it?
Spoiler
an affair (!!)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Sexism
Minor: Suicide
odrib's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Minor: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Infertility, Racial slurs, and Racism
readerinthedale's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
Unlikeable characters but in the painful way where they just point out all of your own personal flaws and then don't grow from them at all. Made me sad and not in the way I want to be sad.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
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