gabriella_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
And why was there so much casual racism and bigoted language throughout the book? It was physically painful in a book that otherwise had a gripping prose (but was problematic, I smell misogyny).
I don’t want to rate this because I feel so conflicted.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Dementia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual violence, and Stalking
snowleopard4'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
3.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, and Racism
squidinkydink's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Incest, Grief, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
This book did not age well and I would not recommend to others.taylormoore6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, and Stalking
jstrehse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Genocide, Stalking, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Sexism, and Incest
pulita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Pedophilia
Moderate: Racism and Misogyny
romanticwaterlily'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Rape, War, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Suicide, Death, and Grief
satsukiq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
amkclaes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
i have to say the storyline with the young girl perplexed me. maybe i'm making excuses for the author, but to me Florentino is such an antipathetic character, and he's at his absolute lowest base state, and to me that storyline shows the true harm he inflicts on the world through his self absorption. he makes his raggedy old self the center of this child's life,
one task of authors is to reflect our society, it its ugliness too, and he does that brilliantly
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, and Misogyny
strabbyfieldz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death, War, Racism, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Homophobia, Animal death, Dementia, and Misogyny