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rnbhargava's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
This is quite good, it’s characterized through the view of the title character who is a small child so he doesn’t quite fully comprehend the severity of the things going on around him. It’s fascinating and kind of heartbreaking. I wonder where it will go in the other 6 volumes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting, Self harm, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content
There are scenes that amount to suggesting or showing domestic violence and pornography. This isn’t a book for children. One could argue this isn’t fully suitable for younger teens too.ferns_citruscorner_8's review
fast-paced
2.0
Didn’t like the sexualizing of women and the caricature of black people the writer decided on adding around the ending. An interesting idea blending humor with very traumatic experiences but lacks actual impact due to the fact that the author tries to “adult-ize” the children. Execution of the idea falls short due to the exploitation of minorities in my opinion. This is a very common theme within mangas of such genre, sadly. I will not be continuing this series, though I won’t judge others for doing otherwise.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Misogyny, and Child abuse
markwillnevercry's review
2.25
Previous time I ranked this at three stars, but it is slowly sliding into more of a two. I dislike the way how the main character is drawn, I find it just annoying. The amount of misogyny is incredible, I wish I never had to deal with it. I will still continue, since I am trying to get through the series and see why are other people so interested in it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide attempt
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