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mollymoll44's review against another edition
4.5
The writing style is the closest I've found to 100 Years of Solitude (except other magical realism). Sometimes it feels like you're drunk/on drugs experiencing the world/trauma which is so interesting.
Holy Shit this was tough to read because it was so horribly depressing though. So so much abuse towards children and especially women. It's tough because NAH I do not want to read that, however it's based off of real experiences and it's important to represent the struggles of less privileged parts of the world. It was interesting to read the Author's word afterwards and how all of it is about her life growing up, and how others deeply related to it. I find it hard to rate it with this in mind. Often my ratings are off of purely personal enjoyment, and I didn't loooooove reading it. However. It's an undeniably gorgeous book and I believe I will be comparing future reads to this writing. I would give it a 4.75 but I'm docking .25 for the
The whole point of the book is how higher powers are failing the vulnerable they are supposed to be looking after, to be symbolism for the government failing it's people. But wow, very sad, very tough to read. Absolutely gorgeous writing though.
Crazy that India charged the author with corruption of public opinion after this came out.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
lcamp2780'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
rowanelisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
kibiiiariii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
sunny_not's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism