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egheinze's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death of parent
tna_ohgee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Suicide attempt
c1aud55n'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
2.5
Earlier this month I read The Idiot by Elif Batuman. I really loved The Idiot while I have clearly come to despise Worry. I would sum up both of these books as being about "a depressed young woman doing nothing but still acting as a cultural critique for an entire novel."
The difference between Jules and Seline is that Seline's nothingness leaves her fundamentally changed at the end of the novel. While she was not proactive in changing herself the circumstances that she encounters in the book leave both the main character and the reader fundamentally changed. Jules does not go through any type of journey. She does not change and she does not learn. We never fully glimpse who she is at the beginning of the novel and a shock value ending robs us of seeing who she could become in the future.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
alysereadsbooks'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: Suicide and Antisemitism
Moderate: Gore and Suicide attempt
Minor: Eating disorder
orchidd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
macncheese_pdf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Blood
daggotry's review
- 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: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
liblibby's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
schnurln'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
Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
riverestyx's review
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Abortion