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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Midway through the book I realized why I wasn't having a good time. It's not as though I don't enjoy slice of life stories or the micro analysis of some basic everyday random people living their lives as best they can, but there was nothing that endeared me to the characters at all.
Content Warnings
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
ezzab126's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
Just like her other two books, this is an emotional and sensitive depiction of everyday life, the mundane. It travels through the characters thought processes to end the arch in a firm and succinct resolution - which is maybe slightly flat and boring compared to the ‘cliffhanger’/‘will they - won’t they’ ending of Normal People. Certainly pretentious and tedious in places but beautiful all the same.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Domestic abuse