natbaggett'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Abortion
taylormargaret's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction
Moderate: Abortion, Eating disorder, and Death
Minor: War, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Grief
ultravioletrose'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction
mkzach'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
spoookycat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Eating disorder and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abortion, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
bookish_den's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abortion, and Addiction
peristome's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Oh, honey, I can wait,
To call that home,
I can wait for the blooms and the honeycomb
I enjoyed this book so much. I'm sure the interview-style of writing might be a turn off for some, but for me it was like crack. It was so easy to read and understand; I could perfectly picture the documentary in my head as I was reading. It only took me two days and I was invested the whole way through. The characters felt so real, and I loved how everyone remembered things differently for their own reasons. (Taylor Jenkins Reid just has a way of making characters that jump off the page). I loved how they would jump back and forth between quotes from different people and how the author painted a scene just by doing that. Beautiful stuff. Everything about this book was a vibe and I was vibing.
Spoiler
The only thing I didn't like about the book is the fact that I'm not a huge fan of affairs... even if they're "just" emotional ones. I just don't like reading about it and I hate how prevalent they are in romance books and movies. However, I've decided not to take "points" off because, like I said previously, everything about the book feels real, including that.I like some characters more than others, but that's to be expected given that they were rockstars in the 70s. I think Camila was my favorite, though. I am so excited to watch the TV show!
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder
Minor: Abortion
areen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
also thank you TJR for gifting us with one of the most incredible characters to ever exist, Camila. 👑🤍
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Infidelity
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death
julierambaeck'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
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion