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runlaurarun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, and Police brutality
Minor: Child death
benji_dw's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
szyca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
kyra_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I found myself highlighting many of great quotes that I felt spoke to real world situations. The characters were interesting though some I enjoyed reading about than others. The only thing that leaves me to review it 4 instead of 5 is the end, didn’t enjoy it as much as the rest of the read and found it went really fast in some sections. But definitely a must a read!
Graphic: Body horror
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness
Be aware of fungi, viscous dissolving bodies, mould, dysfunctional family relationships, some nudity, poverty, starvation, rich people being horrible, and disassociation.tacochelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Gore, Excrement, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
tigger89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I think the novel's biggest issues had to do with its length, as well as the number and variety of characters. What we have is a medium-length novel(350 pages) packed with a huge cast of recurring characters, as well as many more one-off characters introduced through various vignettes. This meant that I spent most of the novel struggling to remember names and who people were, constantly wondering if so-and-so was important or if we'd never hear from them again. This led to the first two thirds of the book dragging pretty hard, with my opinion somewhat soured by the time the pace picked up for the final push. At the end of the book I felt exhausted more than anything else, which isn't really the emotion you want a good horror novel to end on. I think it would have worked better either trimmed down to be shorter and snappier, or expanded to give everything more room to breathe and develop.
Does the dog die?
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
cassie7e's review
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Similar overall feel to The Wanderers (political & pandemic threats), New York 2140 (climate change and corporate ownership), For the Win (virtual reality gaming & union busting), and even Feed (zombies and politics), with varying levels of darkness and unappealing characters. Realism told from individual POV's in the face of an impending doom. (But I connected more with the characters and plots in these examples.)
I much prefer gothic/surreal/horror tones to this gritty realism that's popular right now. (See Mexican Gothic, We Spread, Annihilation, What Moves the Dead, Our Wives Under the Sea.) I think several scenes and aspects of this book would have worked better for me if we switched between short surreal scenes for some characters and kept the grounded realism for others, and wouldve made the book more concise.
Moderate: Body horror and Sexual content
oracle_of_madness's review against another edition
3.5
I liked this. I thought it was twisted, which is something I love. I love getting into the heads of characters and seeing the world through such a twisted viewpoint. This book has a lot packed in it and hops around to different points of view.
Okay, how many times did I use the word twisted in this? Lol. But, that's just the perfect description!
Out April 18, 2023!
Graphic: Body horror and Violence