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quietlyreading2023's review
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia
mandle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Murder, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Alcohol, Stalking, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Body horror, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Child death
sommarborne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Cursing, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Incest, Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Drug use, and Rape
jaimc'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
Graphic: Death, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Racism, Violence, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Excrement, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, and Classism
Minor: Cancer
olimpiareads'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Murder, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death
kreglow's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Stalking, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Torture, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury
ehamlett's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Bullying, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Addiction
Minor: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Infertility, and Pedophilia
sav_22's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Torture, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Hate crime, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Body shaming, Body horror, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Incest, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Alcoholism
amanda_flynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Death, Hate crime, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
maggiefaerie's review against another edition
I really wanted to love this book. I'm not scared easily, and everyone I know says this is the most frightening book they've read. I've had some disappointments recently, so I wanted something to scare me at least a little. I finally threw in the towel after chapter 7-6.
This book drags so much. I'm 1/3 of the way in and there's so much bloated writing that I honestly don't feel invested at all. There's a balance between atmosphere and plot, and this book leans heavily on settings before establishing motives or developing the characters. I basically spent 10 hours reading a book with the exact vibes of Stand By Me when I thought I was reading horror. I'm really disappointed because I wanted to be completely and absolutely terrified by the book, and I was, but not because of the monster.
I honestly cannot get past the homophonia, anti-semitism, fat shaming, mysogony, abuse, and racism. If you want to read this, be aware that this book casually drops many slurs in reference to minority groups. The liberal character descriptors that involve all the really bad slurs you can think of were unnecessary and truly uncomfortable.
The abuse is also way too explicit for me. There's nothing I've enjoyed about this experience of reading this book.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Antisemitism, Body horror, Bullying, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Medical trauma, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Alcoholism