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ruthmoog's review against another edition
4.75
I laughed aloud at this, Barrington speaks as you might to a friend. And it's emotionally intimate as Barrington lets us in on his big secrets.
I enjoyed it a lot, and the narration is great. Looking forward to the TV series.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Cursing
Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Alcohol
Minor: Violence, Outing, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Drug use
Knife violenceb_easelbub's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Outing, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Colonisation
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Transphobia, Racism, Ableism, and Addiction
lynxpardinus's review
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexism, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Classism, Lesbophobia, Slavery, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Racism, Colonisation, Violence, Suicide attempt, Outing, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
Minor: War, Fatphobia, Excrement, Ableism, Gun violence, Dementia, Vomit, and Transphobia
cmcaus'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, and Outing
maelikesbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Alcohol, Infidelity, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming and Outing
Minor: Classism and Suicidal thoughts
spookieboogie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Homophobia
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Toxic relationship
Minor: Ableism and Outing
charlouise'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? Yes
3.5
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I honestly found this book quite hard to get into. I found my dyslexia was constantly battling against Bernadine’s writing style - using a combination of Caribbean vernacular and words way beyond my reading comprehension - and never quite winning. However, whilst this made my reading experience much more tiresome I think it really added to the book and sold Barry’s character.
Graphic: Outing and Homophobia
freddie_mewcury's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Sexism
Moderate: Outing
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent, Self harm, and Transphobia