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zolife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Vomit
This is a heavy read but a very transformative experience.mab12494'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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Rape, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Racism
rin_kate_katie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Death
Moderate: Vomit, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
aly97's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Gore and Drug use
Minor: Abortion
mikaelawritesfic's review
- 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: Death, Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Blood, Violence, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse
Minor: Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Homophobia
krisc1989's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Abandonment, and Infidelity
j_c_a's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Physical abuse, Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
natgoe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Cursing, Animal death, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Mental illness, Violence, and Sexual assault
jasminealizae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
How much can I witness one character be dragged through before I can no longer suspend disbelief?
Seems like she just enjoys torturing her characters.
The amount of colorism, racism, fat shaming, ableism, false 'mental health' representation, abuse, mentions of rape and molestation, inappropriate sexual relationships, stereotypes, and just downright torture for shock value that took place in this book - disgusting.
Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gore, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship
tmcphetridge4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Nope. This book 100% is not for me. Pretty much from the jump I was disturbed by the content of the book and I did not like how this one was written. I can see how people view it as a stunning debut, but because it is not the type of genre that I like to read, it was a slog to get through. Utterly violent, abusive, abhorrent behavior from just about every party involved. There were multiple times that I had to turn down the volume because I could not stand the content I was listening to. Especially having read Grown first, I thought that the plot twist at the end was cheap. Again, makes you rethink the whole book, which isn't the worst tactic but I don't think it was necessary.
This all being said, I think it opens an interesting conversations on cycles of abuse/trauma and generational trauma.
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder