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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Eating disorder and Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Death of parent
peach_pie's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
jo_withabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder
Minor: Drug use
majakrmer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, and Racial slurs
nenya'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? Yes
5.0
However, it is very important here to check the trigger warnings because there is A LOT going on - stuff that is obvious very soon and other things that take a lot of time to become truly clear.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
slimy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is probably the most pretentiously academic work of fiction I've ever read but in the best way possible. The author uses that pretention and builds deeper characters with it. Without all the highbrow academia, we wouldn't see these characters in the same light- they would lose a lot of their redeeming qualities. And my god- what a world! Hampden campus, where this book takes place,... I mean I feel as if I myself am an alumni! Theres such care in how the place shapes the characters. Even the minor characters are ALIVE and active in their environment. Truly fantastic.
The pace is slow. Very slow. And usually that kills me, but this main character was so smart and witty, and had such a keen eye for the other characters I didn't mind being in his head for a long period of time.
For trigger warnings, the only thing I didn't expect after reading the book's description was brief mention of rape. There's a scene towards the end where our main character, Richard, confronts a female character (whom he's expressed romantic feelings for) about something she's done in secret that he disagrees with. There's a moment when his frustration builds, and he has the internal thought of: 'I want to shake her, slap some sense into her, throw her down on the bed and rape her' but he does none of these things. It definitely caught me off guard, and (I felt) was out of character, but I see how it was supposed to be used as an internal, intrusive thought in this situation. Other than that, I'd say pretty major triggers for murder, blood, gore, toxic families, drug and alcohol abuse, and minor sexual content.
A basic overview: </spoiler A group of friends decide to kill someone in their friend group, and subsequently spiral into shame, guilt, self-destruction, and madness.
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Rape
esme_may's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Outing, and Abandonment
rory_john14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
clarathromycin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infidelity
bookish_gremlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Homophobia, Incest, and Antisemitism