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racbuckallew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder
jazzyismuysnazzyygay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
alexiconic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
wordsandcoffeemugs'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship
meganeorcx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Classism
alphacenterin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Self harm and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Incest
samanthaleeshea'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse
Minor: Incest and Rape
hamletshedgehogs'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Most of the content warnings available feature to some degree. These are mostly brief mentions that add to the realism of the story’s setting, rather than key elements of the plot, however it can be quite jarring all the same.icarusandthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
the writing was impressive, the characters and their development smooth and spiralling like a vortex of water. their decline was obvious, yet so gradual and gracious that later one is left wondering, how could it come to this? how could the same characters that felt new and strange and beautifully secretive at the beginning, discussing greek prepositions in the library, become so fucked up and alien?
i went into this book expecting dark academia, a romantic murder accompanied by sweet greek verses and justified with latin proverbs. well, this was dark academia - for maybe the first hundred pages. after that it turned into a sort of psychological thriller but filled with alcohol and drugs, homer and thoroughly morally grey characters that had no sense of reality and being, in a sleepy town that felt as wicked and grey as its inhabitants.
i lost the book's story line and supposed purpose out of sight rather quickly - the time richard got pneumonia, to be exact. that was the first "what am i reading?"-moment of many yet to come.
and still, i found myself reading for hours straight, leisurely, curious and enticed. a little confused, a little enthralled.
this book was as unpredictable as life itself, and as tempting as a cult.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Classism
_grmlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Incest
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders