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atomicrogg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Car accident
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
tennessaurus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death
kellynleclerc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Child death
abelle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Murder
honeyflakeapparently's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I am the target audience for this book. I grew up surrounded by collections of stuffed animals and porcelain dolls. Very early in life, I encountered The Tommyknockers mini series, which left a bit of an impression. Add to that, that I am one of those [un]fortunate souls who was part of a puppet ministry in my childhood... you get where this is going. Usually, the haunted/possessed dolls trope is just sort of bland to me, or on the occasion, well done but nothing surprising. This one managed to somehow feel fresh and creepy, while still maintaining some of the trademark Hendrix horror-humor.
The more unexpected part of this read was the surprisingly thought-provoking examination of subjects such as grief, childhood trauma, broken/healing relationships, and those deep secrets that many families keep tucked away so deeply. It was a cautionary tale of how those secrets and avoiding hard topics have consequences that are far reaching and incredibly hard to overcome.
The characters showed massive amounts of growth (I could not stand Mark and Louise for nearly the first half of the book, and was sure I never would like them), the story was fun, the ending was satisfying. I thought about rating higher than 4 stars, but then I'm kinda pissed that no one gave Spider ear scratches before he presumably disappeared. He may have had a rocky start, but he was a good boi in the end.
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death
cozy_academic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
aerim's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
bookaddictlt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death and Violence
book_adjacent'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
3.75
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Death of parent
lsmith725's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror and Death of parent