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A review by feelinwitchy
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
Not a romance!!! Despite what anyone tells you this is not a cute romance novel !!! Flat MC, and two unappealing men fighting for her. Interesting in its portrayal of the emotional tax of loving someone with bipolar disorder. Off-putting in its descriptions of boobs.
Graphic: Mental illness and Rape
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism