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moonbloomandgrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
steen19's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Classism
readbykrispy'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? No
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting
amanda_reads89's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
arnoles'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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Death of parent
calicos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
That being said, I enjoyed reading about the village life and Indian culture mentioned throughout the book.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicide
archiebb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
My main criticism come from some harmful tropes/bigotry: fatphobia is throughout and ableism
Spoilers ahead
I loved seeing the friendship between Geeta and Saloni reunited and made more of a main focus. That and the ever surprising Farah.
Interesting comments about how the micro loans don’t mean that the women are not still beholden to patriarchy.
When Saloni comes back to warn Geeta and she finds that Geeta is back under her ex’s spell. Oof did i feel that as a guttural punch. It is SO HARD to watch someone you care about be drawn in by their abuser.
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship
flimsy_whimsy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
burnedstory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
If "I support women's rights and women's wrongs" could be a book this very well might be it.
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, and Gaslighting
lattelibrarian'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
4.75
I chose this after waiting for SO LONG to read it for my book club and it was a total hit with myself and with others. Shroff uses humor--both light and dark--to discuss rather serious subjects such as caste, marital abuse, motherhood, friendships, and more.
Geeta is such a fantastic character. She's wonderfully flawed and all too serious, thinking herself a martyr which causes her to be alone and cast as a sort of town witch. But when Fatima comes to her for help murdering her husband, thinking Geeta's offed her own, Geeta relents and unfurls a plot like no other: Fatima is not as helpless as she seems and begins blackmailing Geeta, who also ends up helping more women in her loan group kill their husbands. Along the way, she rekindles a friendship with someone she fell out with upon getting married to her no-good husband.
It's laugh out loud funny, tense, and filled with twists and turns, dogs, and unforeseen romance and friendships. If you need a summer book, or winter book, or any-season book, this is the one.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming