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david_slack110507'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Incest, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Cultural appropriation
pencilspeaker'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation
aleskahhh'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
5.0
I'll be honest, the start frightened me, I hated the middle... but the ending was the most satisfyingly thing I have ever read. I read this as an introduction to post-colonial lit but it was intense. It introduces you to a very troubled protagonist, makes you watch her suffer at the hands of a horrible husband and yet somehow she is still able to hold onto who she is.
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
awebofstories'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
3.5
Moderate: Infidelity and Mental illness
Minor: Child death
edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Gaslighting
authorjuliankennedy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent
morenowagain'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation
c_dmckinney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
minary'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Dementia
autumn_oddity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racial slurs
Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity