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sirensreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Torture, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Grief, Addiction, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Incest, Sexual content, Self harm, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Rape, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
This is the saddest book that you will ever read. It never gets better and I do not recommend reading it quickly because it is alot to take in.sim_pum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Medical content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Drug use, Body shaming, Grief, Addiction, Rape, and Vomit
garbche's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
0.75
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Bullying, Gore, Self harm, Addiction, Child abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Body horror
bookmuva'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
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Sexual assault, Grief, Trafficking, Violence, Ableism, Mental illness, Suicide, and Self harm
neontulips'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
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Vomit, Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Medical content
veronica214'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Overall, I give this book 4.5 stars. I have never read a book like this before. The author is truly a linguistic artist. This book is beautiful, but insanely dark. You follow the main character Jude through his adult life which entails 700+ pages.
This book portrays the raw emotions surrounding trauma, love, disabilities, and its effects on those around you.
It is slow moving, but I feel like I read it quickly all things considered. Also has a diverse set of characters. I can't remember if this book has a trigger warning at he beginning, but if not, it certainly needs one. Kind of like the controversy behind the show 13 Reasons Why, this book could push someone to kill themselves. It hits hard.
Graphic: Medical content, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Trafficking, Car accident, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Vomit
Minor: Child death
mskingbean69's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Confinement, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Gore, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
bibliohs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicide, Bullying, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
troye'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
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Rape, Blood, Body shaming, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Grief, Child death, and Death
corrina_milito's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Violence, Mental illness, Blood, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Eating disorder, Addiction, Ableism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Body shaming
Minor: Drug abuse, Bullying, Stalking, Drug use, Classism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders