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emfrmc'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
4.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Death, Child death, Violence, Physical abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Suicide, Self harm, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Animal death
lisa00's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Abortion, Bullying, Blood, Animal death, Gun violence, Sexism, Incest, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Animal cruelty, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Rape, and Emotional abuse
rayepernsteiner'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: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Racism, Bullying, Death, Self harm, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, and Grief
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
ananya2112'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? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
bookishfaye'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
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Rape, Racism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Sexism, Self harm, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs
annejupena's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Animal death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Suicide attempt
kylieseagroves's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Incest, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape
a_dot_phil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, Child death, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Suicide
apotofhoney'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
5.0
Graphic: Incest, Animal death, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Grief, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs
sab3467'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
2.5
I have a hard time with reviewing this book, as I thought it was so beautifully written and couldn't really put it down. I was captivated by the environment, the family bond between Betty and her father and between most of the siblings. Some themes were interesting to mix in this story, but some seemed a bit far fetched... and way too violent and graphic. Unfortunately, there is no trigger warning and after a while, I almost felt sick reading it. I felt the repercussion of this book for days after, feeling like I had been through these traumatic experiences myself, which I could've lived without.
Also, to me it felt like the characters were missing some ambiguity. The "bad" ones were demonized, while Betty felt always morally correct, perfectly stable and reacted to everything around her with grace, poise and innocence. It felt a bit too black and white, which took me out of the story.
Graphic: Rape, Incest, Animal death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Mental illness, Torture, Self harm, and Pregnancy