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aliciawithoutkeys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism and Child death
stormfather's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
joy_ong's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Incest
kexiaoyun3'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
https_prongs'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Eating disorder, Incest, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Vomit
miuku'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? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Abortion
purplemind'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Ho molte opinioni contrastanti su questo testo, ancora più numerose e caotiche dopo averne discusso al club del libro per il quale l'ho letto.
Da un lato, queste Thelma e Louise NC17 sicuramente non sono personaggi che ti possono lasciare indifferente: due lati della stessa medaglia, perfettamente complementari e inevitabilmente affascinanti, soprattutto quando ci viene concesso di dare uno sguardo al loro mondo interiore. Forse è proprio per questo che le sezioni che ho preferito sono state quelle più introspettive, assieme all'insight su uno stile di vita che l'autrice ha davvero vissuto (in parte, almeno, senza raggiungere i picchi descritti nel libro).
D'altra parte però, personalmente, ho trovato la continua escalation di violenza quasi... noiosa? Lasciando pochissimi momenti di calma tra un'esplosione d'azione e l'altra, non c'è davvero il tempo di lasciare che quello che fanno Manu e Nadine davvero lasci il segno fino in fondo. Sembrava quasi che l'autrice stesse continuamente lanciando su chi legge tutto quello che le veniva in mente potesse essere inquietante, senza troppo pensiero per il ritmo della storia. Alla fine, mi ha lasciata un po' insoddisfatta, come se ci fosse, all'interno della trama, un'altra storia non del tutto realizzata. La traduzione che ho letto io, inoltre, credo lasciasse un po' a desiderare: troppo letterale o sconnessa in alcuni punti, il che rendeva inultimente confusionario uno stile altrimenti volutamente diretto ed estremamente schietto.
Quello che è certo è che la mia esperienza di lettura è migliorata del 100% dopo aver trovato una playlist di punk anni '90 contenente molte delle canzoni citate nel libro, quando Nadine ascolta il suo walkman. Consiglio caldamente questa scelta.
Sembra superfluo dirlo, ma sconsiglio caldamente di leggere questo libro a coloro chi siano sensibili a temi quali stupro e violenza estrema, sia sessuale che fisica.
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt
martinza's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Transphobia