k_ro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Violence, Child death, and War
Minor: Infertility
jennixn_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and War
Moderate: Grief and Child abuse
Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Sexual harassment
gentle_garbage_baby'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, War, and Child death
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Infertility
tiphtap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Violence, War, Child death, and Torture
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual assault
dlsmk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
kaylee_123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Death, War, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death of parent and Child death
emily_p1'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
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, and War
Moderate: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Infertility and Sexual violence
nefariousbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Because on one hand, I like the premise. I liked the messages at times even. I like the writing style, the brisk tempo, and the composition.
But damn, it made me so deeply annoyed and even angry at times. The obviously Christian tone I could ignore, even tho I find it very annoying when authors pretend to play the all religions card and then they obviously operate in the Christian mindset. The SA excuse was... it was. It sure was.
What really did it for me was the ending. The final person. The metaphor of washing your hands of your sins. It was rushed, it was obviously done just for the emotional effect. This part could have been longer, it could have been a proper dialogue, but no, we get a quick scene where you're supposed to feel sorry for the army man because he's actually the victim here! And the thing is, he really is! This was caused by the American imperialist tendencies and yet this is not brought up or mentioned or anything. Instead we get a little kid being the bigger person.
Look. I am all for reading outside your comfort zone and this was definitely it. I think I can say I enjoy even authors whose morals and opinions don't allign with my own. It always sparks good conversations and some good old thinking about your own values as a person, being confronted with someone else's.
This just wasn't it. I couldn't take much more than a couple of nice one liners from this because the prerequisites for his arguments are just. illogical. to me. already flawed. and given the overal tone of the book I just felt patronised anyway. it truly resembles a Sunday dinner with posh distant relatives in a way
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Violence, Terminal illness, War, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Gore, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Vomit, and Violence
dfram'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? It's complicated
4.5
p.s. Eddie and marguerite’s love was enchanting
Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Grief, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Child death, War, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Torture
audreygstokes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child death, War, and Death
Moderate: Cancer