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cmcrockford's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Rooney's very good at dialogue and this makes me wonder if she should just write tv or theater. When she uses novelistic techniques, they either feel virtuoso (the wedding) or outright clumsy (the emails, the sentences with multiple ambiguous descriptors). Editors are your friends! We value the good stuff, cut the bullshit, and tell you when one phrase will do instead of three. Sally, call me.
Notes: It is ok to write essays and not put your own thoughts into novels. I don't talk like this in emails. No one does. Men have been rightly accused of writing Tits McChestawesome type female characters for years, but here Felix is a rescue dog owner, working class laborer, and handsome bisexual, also great in bed, where Simon is a tall idealist Catholic politician, evidently also great in bed. These men exist. Yes. I'm confident in that.
Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
thaleia_ragoussi's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
brstlng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
adrienne_rennie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Self harm and Abortion
reddeddy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
semporina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
hanbroloo'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
4.75
Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
veroverovero000'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
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Pregnancy
megb64's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt