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zajedenwiersz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
kcmg710's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Vomit, and Alcohol
lalina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexism
Minor: Vomit
hanpowis'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
3.75
Beautiful prose and commentary on the romanticism of that which we do not understand
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape and Vomit
popsan27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Vomit
chelseeaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Racial slurs, and Vomit
applecatreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
toffishay'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
3.75
I think that the story loses me not in the plot, but in the pacing. It comes out hot out of the gate and then things really slow down after the first two chapters and don't pick up again until the very end. I also think that the characterization of some of the girls suffers from the short length and that the space that is used is to add color to that world. Setting the scene is important of course and makes the characters feel more real, but I would have liked a little more insight into some of the older Lisbon daughters like Therese, Mary, and Bonnie. Cecilia and Lux are interesting, but I would have liked a deeper dive all around.
If I were to compare it, it does put me in a mind frame of Don Delillo's White Noise. I don't like The Virgin Suicides quite that much, but I do think that they have similar themes of the decline of the white American suburban ideal, the falseness behind it all.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Classism
kibiiiariii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
lindasoderlundd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol