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carojust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The destructive pretty girl plot has been overdone and exhausted, insultingly predictable, but Lisa Taddeo shows that it can be thrilling, done with power, nuance and poignancy. The pacing of this book needs to be studied, it's art.
You start with the idea that this book is about a vile woman, and then you see it's really about vile men, and as you shakily come closer to the truth, you realize this has always been about mothers and daughters. This is a love story to women, to see our pain and our strength, to realize how much of our self-hatred is from women hatred, to understand that the minute we are born, we are bloody prey, we are subjugated and destroyed, and we are connected more than we know.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kaylac4'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
touyuujx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I pretty much blind brought this book after a recommendation from my local book guy, and I have to say this is right up my alley!
Joan was unhinged and so weird. This book was bleak and dreadful and weird but so funny and real, i have to say it was almost perfect
I was promised murder and a disturbing read and that's exactly what i got but
Also?? Talk about being such a huge tease? I generally felt like cuck reading this from the way she kept teasing that she'll murder someone but doesn't actually so it. Tf. So relatable tho!!
Apart from the pregnancy and the whole motherhood thing, this book would've been a perfect and solid 5 star read
Overall, I'm sorta but also really happy to have read this book!
Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Gore and Suicidal thoughts
Childbirthktwoolen'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Really hard mother/daughter trauma to get through, along with detailed description of a miscarriage.clairebartholomew549'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
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
hanltosh'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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder
addythebookbat's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
imogenimi'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
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Toxic friendship
katienunnery'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
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
tristapruridge'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: Cursing, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment