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jay_hobday's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Terminal illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body horror, Death, Medical content, and Suicide
amyymon's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment
savvylit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
There are two primary threads in this story. The first thread follows Edith's experience with her lover Halit during the novavirus pandemic. The second is Edith's reflections on growing up with her mother, a stroke survivor. Ultimately, Burntcoat weaves a tale that is somehow both bleak and beautiful. In writing this novel, Sarah Hall has written a lyrical and humane take on the full spectrum of mortality.
Though I personally found this novel to be a little too on-the-nose, I am definitely looking forward to reading more of Hall's work. Her beautiful prose has enchanted me and I'd love to experience more of it.
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
lola_milk'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
However, I'm not sure if these elements paired well with the narrative about the main character and her lover trying to survive a pandemic. The relationship with the lover was just not as compelling as her relationship with her mum, and I am very burnt out on pandemic stories for obvious reasons.Â
The book was beautifully written, with gleaming prose.Â
Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Car accident, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
wherethebooksgo'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Excrement, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
emilygigs's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Grief, and Dementia
Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism, Car accident, and Abandonment
Pandemic content Second-person POV