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tea_anarchist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic
flissrobyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
My only response is… wow. I finished it within 4 hours of starting it, and couldn’t tear myself away.
It was confusing to start, and that felt intentional. The lack of chapters left you having to really try to figure out at which point of time you were in.
The book is written as if a letter to someone. As the book progressed, in tandem you learned more about the narrator, and their life and illness. It was mysterious and haunting.
The first half read like a love letter, and then it becomes clear that it’s not.
The story, the writing, made me feel a lot of emotions, and I’m still reeling from it!
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Abandonment
tirrato'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
tecas'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? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Abandonment
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.
The book was beautifully written, with gleaming prose.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Dementia
Moderate: Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
stevie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
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: Confinement, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
tonstantweader's review
3.0
- Burntcoat at Custom House Books | Harper Collins
- Sarah Hall author site
https://tonstantweaderreviews.wordpress.com/2021/12/14/9780062657107/
Graphic: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, and Vomit
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Xenophobia