Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Very Nice Box by Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett

1 review

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

(vague spoilers about the premise)
this doesn't really become a thriller until over three-fourths of the way through—before then it's more contemporary relationship fiction. but i think it was necessary, for the most part, and actually really well done. even though i knew from the blurb and other reviews that the love interest was not to be trusted, i found myself won over by his charm just like our protagonist. and the thriller part was also very well executed. i enjoyed both aspects of the book.
as for its themes. the woes of corporate capitalism are played out in a nuanced subplot, but i wish it had a bigger role in the end, maybe somehow connecting back to Mat, like if he had been

one of the "Vandals"

(but like in a way that makes sense). or maybe i just want to see a man be the root of all evil

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Sexism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Classism

Minor: Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Bullying, Gore, and Animal death

not so much murder but manslaughter