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hopelookingforbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
reddeddy's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
alida_f'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
2.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
lucyeanderson'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
5.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use and Death of parent
risemini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
gaygothiccowboy'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
4.0
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
jadziaaudrey'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
sharkemoji'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
3.25
I HATED the fact that the epilogue is about COVID. Maybe if I had read this book during the height of the pandemic I would have felt connected to the characters' feelings but so soon after I was just annoyed and tired of it.
Some things I would have wanted to see more of was Alice's mental health struggles which are constantly mentioned by other characters but not obvious within her internal dialogue.
So ok maybe I actually didn't like it. Maybe that is what I am realizing right now. But it was still a GOOD book with some really amazing lines about desire and love and depression and relationships and despite the pretentiousness of Alice and Eileen's emails, there were many moments of really impactful reflections on life and the human experience that I enjoyed. Rooney is really a great writer in terms of actual quality this was fantastic. But just not for me.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use and Infidelity
zara89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent
onion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy