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adiloretto'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
2.5
"When will you stop trying to educate me, I wonder? Never I hope."
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual content
briggsy39'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Vomit, and Death of parent
charlotteturt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism
staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content and War
hushedreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
booksnug's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
candlewaster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
lucyatoz's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
The book then tells their story through the lens of a specific day, the 15th July, St. Swithin's day, every year from 1988 to 2007, through the highlights and lowlights, from being friends to being married to other people to the end of one of their lives.
The narrative is an intriguing one, however as I read it I felt getting more and more cheated of getting the whole story! I am happy that I have read it, but it is not one that I will stay in the memory for long.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Aside from everything that hasn't aged well, like the raging fatphobia, the characters are just so unlikeable and immature.
Because we're only shown snapshots over the course of 20 years, more often than not we see Em and Dex at their worst which makes it difficult to root for them.
The ending is deeply unsatisfying.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Grief
Minor: Infertility, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
anewton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit and War