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catbuechler's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Mental illness
surelyinthefountain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
There's a lot of content in here that's uh...pretty triggering, to say the least. Thematically, the book is in no small part about trauma -- its effects, its consequences, etc. -- so it kind of needed to be so. I don't think Waters ever goes gratuitous with it, either. But yeah, the forced institutionalization stuff in here is no joke.
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder
Minor: Pedophilia
spencesational's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I would say the book in general was medium-paced. There were heart-racing chapters in parts and very slow-paced chapters in others but as a whole it rolled along quite nicely.
Not quite one of my favourites but definitely a five-star novel and one that I'll think about for a while to come.
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder
lemann's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
josie9's review
- 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: Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, and Child abuse
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Death, Body shaming, Child death, and Alcohol
lais's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Pedophilia
breemeup's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual assault
shaney_swift's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Ableism
filmscore'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Violence
emfass'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
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Trafficking
Minor: Religious bigotry