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k8lynn'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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Outing, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship
camillatd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think what I struggled with most is the lack of vulnerability we get from Molly. For me, I need some kind of vulnerability from a main character in order to connect and fully invest in the story, and that felt lacking here.
This is certainly an important book in the landscape of lesbian literature, undoubtedly. But boy was it written in 1973. There's some weird stuff going on, so do check trigger warnings.
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest
specklecommittee'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, Classism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Death of parent
Minor: Incest
joensign'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
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Incest and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and Confinement
thatchickengirl23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Outing, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Cancer, Sexism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Abortion, Death of parent, and Incest
Minor: Infidelity and Forced institutionalization
livia_jewel's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Lesbophobia
james1star's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- Fatphobia - there sees to be quite a few references to certain characters (most notably Leroy at the start of the book) being fat and this is viewed in a negative light, it’s also not addressed as the book (and Molly) develops
- Anti-butchness (is that a word?) - I did find Molly to view the Butch lesbians in a more negative way and once saying something like what’s the point when you could be with a man, it did develop to be a bit more nuanced and I know the author portrays herself as not the most feminine so it’s likely just the character and reflective of the time
- Ageism - Molly seems to not really like or appreciate the older queers all that much, I get most younger people don’t and we leave her around twenty five so obviously her opinion will change but it’s a point
- Rape & incest - the parts with Polina and later her daughter Alice were quite uncomfortable to read, when Molly manages to get Polina to have sex with her it’s quite forceful despite her later enjoying the act and it being done to release something she’s been repressing, that being said it’s still not right, later Alice thinks her mum wants to have sex with her and this whole discussion around incest was just totally unnecessary, weird and not handled the best I feel
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Grief, Bullying, Abortion, Religious bigotry, Incest, Sexism, and Cursing
nataliebootlah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Child abuse
Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Misogyny
kaitlinlovesbooks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Grief, Violence, Incest, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment
erinwolf1997'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Rape, Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infidelity, Antisemitism, and Cancer