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130 reviews
2.0
- Kathy Lette is the worlds biggest flirt
- He loves Alanis Morissette and owns a copy of Jagged Little Pill
- He was very anti-Iraq war
- Brian Cox yells too much (on stage)
- Produced the play āMy name is Rachel Corrieā about a pro-Palestinian journalist crushed to death by the IDF
- His line ātake out your wandā keeps cracking up Helena BC on HP6
- He loves GoggleBox, Donāt tell the bride and Say yes to the dress
- Had a jungle curry at Chin Chin in 2015
- Thinks Melbourne architecture is āterribleā
- Emma Thompson is really the best!
Graphic: Cancer
- 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
4.0
NB can someone please make this into a limited series staring Barbie Ferreira?
This is full of zingers! My favourites include:
- I walked passed him into the living room. It was mid century modern like everyoneās elseās.
- Youāve caught me at a good time. Iāve been reading a lot of Ester Perel.
- She pulled her pashmina (her pashmina!) around herself.
TLDR really REALLY good, actually
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexism, Abortion, and Alcohol
4.0
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Really disappointed this book didnāt live up to the hype: pacing was way too slow - like just get to the murder already.
Tbh PLL did it better and the play/Hitchcock film Rope is a way better version of this story in terms of suspense, pacing and exploring themes of ethics, academia, eruditeness, class and queerness.
NB the audiobook I listed to narrated by the author herself gave the most annoying voice to Bunny: he sounded like that little bitch in the Polar Express and so I wasnāt even sad when he was killed.
Also I found the main 6 characters so detestable I was indifferent to their
Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
3.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Classism
- 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: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment