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kvokolek's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Suicide
Minor: Drug use
taylorsevalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Stalking
salma__m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Racism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Abortion
hbocking'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
3.25
I think to myself, You are a desirable woman. You are not a dozen gerbils in a skin casing.
It’s giving Conversations with Friends, but with a main character with a sense of humor instead of privilege and pretension.
Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, and Racism
Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Suicide
joanacanada's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Racism and Abortion
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide
alessaaa38'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
3.75
The lengthy run on sentences catered to the main character's delusion (not the right word) and really helped it build her.
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide
st0bbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism and Police brutality
heather_harrison'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
3.75
Graphic: Racism and Mental illness
Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm
heisiiri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think my main issue with this book was that it's one of those books that are quite depressing and grim, yet it still doesn't hit the feels enough. Like this isn't the kind of book I would cry over. The main character and narrator Edie seems to hold a certain emotional distance to everything that happens in her life, which can be an interesting character trait, but sometimes it also means that the scenes don't really impact the emotions of the reader either. It's a style choice that can really work for some readers, but it wasn't my cup of tea.
The best parts of this book are definitely the relationships between the female characters. I enjoyed the complexity and depth of Akila and Edie's relationship, and some of the scenes between Edie and Rebecca were great as well.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Classism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Suicide
helenkadetroika's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Abortion, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide