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minisaucisse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
At the beginning, I was very curious about the descriptions of agriculture. The relationship to the land and time, the conflictual connection to nature and family. Many called it man bashing when the movie got out, but I am pretty sure than men at that time and in that situation where goddam tyrants.
The middle was a bit long, but I found the last 300 pages gripping and very telling of the difficulties that can happen in a family that is scared of telling the truth. I liked the narrator and her attention to details and the delicate balances of relationships. I liked that she was a bit passive, somewhat like the lead of persuasion from Jane Austen.
The ending is bitter and heartbreaking to me, but much more interesting than king Lear's. It poses the ultimate questions of adulthood : how can we be adult children ? How to disagree with one's family members ? What roles does our childhood and our roots should play in our adulthood ?
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief
Did not make me want to be an adulthkrobock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Minor: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
happypilgrim'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? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Murder
prettiestwhistles'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
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Excrement, and War
kristin_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, and Death of parent