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schnarlie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Torture, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Slavery, Pregnancy, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Alcoholism
Minor: Racism, War, Abandonment, Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Infertility
siniandi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The description of women and sex scenes are a quite male gaze-y though (as is usually the case in Follett's work) and the ending comes a little abrupt and too neatly, as if he really wanted to finish after 1000 pages.
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, and Gore
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Bullying, War, Confinement, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Classism, and Cursing
melina_30's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
ols_333's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Misogyny
Moderate: Antisemitism, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Racism
karingforbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Look, it’s a treatise on cathedral architecture with some characters thrown in. Think moby dick for cathedrals in medieval England and you’ve nailed it. Except moby dick wasn’t so heavy on the anti women front, which says something because it’s 100 years older than this book. I liked the setting, Jack, Aliena, Elizabeth, and sally. Martha got forgotten which is sad. Tom was oblivious but nice enough. I desperately hate William and alfred for *reasons* and the pacing is not there. It’s so slow in the first half then gets better at the end then slows down but speeds up simultaneously in the last hundred, which is not great. I did like the historical context in which it occurred (white ship, Henry ii) but thought there was just a bit too much close connection with real historical figures. Course that could be because by halfway through I was just angry at the book in general
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Antisemitism, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Abandonment, Violence, Sexism, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
flowerowl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, Hate crime, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, Animal death, Gaslighting, and Grief
joelle_lecturechocolathe's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse
mysteriousokapi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Torture
novelyon'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
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief, Infertility, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
dreusmire's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Incest, Gaslighting, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ableism, Abandonment, Medical content, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness