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floralvinyls's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
torigottlieb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Child death, War, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
laudee'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
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Adult/minor relationship
mezzoanddolce's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Gosh, I'm a mess. This book is so good. It honestly took me a while to get into it. The beginning is long and my dislike of Briony didn't help contribute to my liking it, but i cant help but think that this book is a masterpiece in some ways.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Medical content, and War
Moderate: Dementia and Death
arifairy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: War and Blood
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
milele23's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Cursing, Violence, and War
Minor: Blood and Toxic relationship
It is a moderately good book for the study of English Literature, despite the bad language. It contains a lot of high level vocabulary and the narrative shifts often. It can be a bit long winded at times, but stick with it, see it through and decide the verdict for yourself.sadiaa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Classism, Terminal illness, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, and Dementia
hunkydory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Cursing and Dementia
booksbyadesi'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
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Rape, Confinement, Genocide, War, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault
lostinthelibrary'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
The atmosphere is also incredibly immersive whether in a sleepy summer country house, a busy hospital or the banks of Dunkirk. Each setting is powerfully evoked in, at times, uncomfortable ways and this combined with the characterisation, really put you in the perspective of the characters.
Finally, the writing was just so perfectly crafted and changed throughout the book to mirror the characters and their perspectives. Descriptive sections were used sparingly but effectively and it was overall a joy to read.
A worthy classic and my first 5 star book of the year!
Graphic: Sexual content, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault