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hazel_oat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug abuse, Antisemitism, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Excrement
samcanuel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Cancer, Vomit, War, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide
skylarak's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug use, Addiction, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
kelseychild'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
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Hate crime
taemaeto'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
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage
noshinbean's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
leogl's review
Minor: Vomit, Violence, Hate crime, Child abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Rape, Death, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Genocide, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Pedophilia
americattt'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
‘I was joking.’
‘I mean in general. You’re always waiting for the universe to hurt you or to love you. Usually in that order.’”
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape
Minor: Pedophilia
slucchesi06'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
3.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Rape, Hate crime, and Medical content
ashleyjewell's review
- 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
The un-named main character self medicated with LOTS of pills as she tries to navigate life without her chaotic sister Debbie. I really enjoyed reading the dynamic between her and Debbie and wished we got more of that.
She later meets Sasha, a self proclaimed psychic, who I found equally captivating and frustrating. I found moments of their relationship really tender, and liked how they were processing their generational trauma together as two queer people from Russian-Jewish families who experienced the holocaust.
I could go on but the book is so complex it’s best to just read it yourself! It’s definitely one I will be thinking about for a long time.
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Medical content