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victoriag03's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Incest, Abortion, Rape, Drug use, and Bullying
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
ktkeps'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Incest, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Death, Pedophilia, Child death, Death of parent, Self harm, Murder, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racial slurs, and Child abuse
thewoodlandbookshelf'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
lizziaha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Suicide, Incest, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Child death, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Hate crime, Violence, Sexism, Blood, and Bullying
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Gun violence, and Pregnancy
floppyleaves's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Rape, Incest, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Grief, Animal cruelty, Racism, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Death of parent, Colonisation, Bullying, Animal death, and Abortion
Moderate: Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Body shaming
badwolfreads'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? No
4.0
Tiffany McDaniels
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You know those really terrible 20-car pileups? That's what this book reminded me of. And not in a bad way (although there really isn't anything good about a car accident). It was like watching cars slowly crash into each other. It's terrible, but you don't want to stop looking. Traumatic event after traumatic event crashing into each other.
This book is about the Carpenter family, mostly about Betty. Alka & Landon, the parents, didn't meet in a particularly special way, but what was special was that Landon beat the shit out of Alka's dad after he found out he beat her. They ran off and had 8 kids, 2 of whom didn't last long. Landon is Native American with dark-skin, and so is Betty. This being in the time they were in and in Ohio, racial discrimination was pretty brutal, even among themselves. Alka, who was white, would tell Betty terrible things about how she looked. And so did her sister, Flossie. Then there was rape - 2 of the female characters were r*ped and Betty herself was almost raped, and these incidents weren't by strangers. Alka Carpenter isn't the greatest mom, but when you consider what happened to her, it makes more sense. There just so much that happens. The book takes place over the span of many years, which makes it seem really slow. There isn't a lot of happiness that comes through in this book, at least not for me. But it kept me reading and wanting to know what happens to certain characters. I would recommend with caution...this one is kind of heavy.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Murder, Bullying, Abortion, Sexual assault, Child death, Suicide attempt, Rape, Animal death, Sexism, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
evetucker'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: Medical trauma, Animal death, Death, Racism, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, and Suicide attempt
just_one_more_paige'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Incest, Rape, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Classism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Abortion
Moderate: Medical content, Addiction, Ableism, and Fire/Fire injury
bonnie9595'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
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Incest, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Medical trauma, Self harm, Rape, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Body shaming