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hat2daback'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
Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Death, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Abandonment, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Chronic illness
lsdthoughts'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: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Abandonment, Dementia, Drug abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Sexual assault, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic relationship
jillianalice'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
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE TITLE???
It’s been a week since I finished it and it’s still too raw to review. The author is incredible because I fell so in love with Jude, Willem, Harold, and Andy that I felt sad for days following the ending. I cried too many times that it is embarrassing to admit.
I have a complicated opinion on whether or not this book is trauama-porn. In the first 3/4 of the book I saw her vision, of showing how trauma follows you into every crevice of your life. And sometimes people don’t recover, no matter how well their life turns out or how many people love them. And their stories deserve to be told…. BUT I think she could have gotten her point across without Dr. Traylor… or the abhorrent severity of Caleb’s actions. At first I thought she approached the events in a respectful manner, but it was not necessary to describe the Caleb event so graphically. Or the self-harm scenes in such vivid detail. So I understand why this book is criticized as being trauma porn, she went a bit overboard.
I do wish that Malcom and JB’s stories were told more. She depicted JB’s addiction so well, I think she could have explored it further. Malcom’s struggle with his sexuality and racial identity was also very intriguing, but not expanded on.
I did love how deliberate her use of words is and lyrical that it is so easy to immersive yourself in their world. She described the complicated psyche and emotions of human beings so well. As someone who loves character driven novels, this was perfect. I highly doubt I will ever read a book that pierces me so deeply.
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Grief, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Torture, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Trafficking, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
purpleshamrock'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: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Child death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Physical abuse
grboph'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: Drug use, Suicide, Ableism, Eating disorder, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Addiction, Gore, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Confinement
Moderate: Abandonment, Stalking, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, Classism, and Terminal illness
Minor: Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Outing
tmickey'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Grief, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Self harm, Child abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Child death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Medical content
Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Infidelity
riannesdijkstra'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Infidelity
Read the trigger warnings. It's such a powerful heartbreaking book, but please do not read if it is triggering for you!aaliya87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Sexual assault, Self harm, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Suicide, Rape, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Child death, Ableism, and Drug use
caitlynhm'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
maddie_kawnak'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: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit