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valley'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? Yes
4.0
also please note that my "good" and "bad" are OPINIONS and i do not claim to be right about everything. except when i talk about the raven cycle. you aren't allowed to disagree with me on those books. ever.
positives
- the style of writing. not too much waffling about random things and relatively easy to read, so i could finish it without major reading slumps.
- the pacing aka story progression. when i read pride&prejudice i was bored out of my mind, so thank god this was different.
- the message. this seems obvious, but the story itself actually did something. it really illustrated the problems of being stuck in the past and reaching for something you'll never have.
negatives
- f. scott fitzgerald. joking. (am i tho?)
- the covers. i chose this version because it was relatively demure. the original is the worst thing i could ever put in my bookshelf after those romance books which have naked real people or clothed drawn people without faces on the cover.
- the characters. i understand that some are purposefully kept flat or unlikeable, but i like having books where i'm rooting for someone and have a favourite character.
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, and War
agenericmirkwoodelf'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: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Alcoholism and Gun violence
amelody'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
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, and Murder
jenmaysiereads'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
magnolia_berry's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
ennzito24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism
pelledorso'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War
m4rtt4'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
3.25
As a Finnish person I was pleasantly surprised to hear of Carraway's housemaid being a Finn, but oh, the hypocrisy of these American upper-class people! Being blatantly racist, they speak about the superiority of the white Nordic race which they deem themselves a member of, but the only person from an actual Nordic country, the Finnish housemaid, is repeatedly described as demonic, just a nameless creature muttering incomprehensible nonsense.
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Murder, and War
lectrixnoctis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
pelledorso'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War