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aminami's review against another edition
- 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? No
2.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Homophobia
haileyeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Animal death
Moderate: Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Alcohol
annaofjesup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Homophobia, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racial slurs, Alcohol, Body horror, Misogyny, Racism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Pedophilia, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Antisemitism, and Infertility
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
nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Physical abuse
danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Mental illness, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Self harm, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Racism, and Medical content
snarkandspark'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Child death, Bullying, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Gore
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence
oops_i_read_it_again'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Death of parent, Suicide, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Pedophilia, and Racism
Beverly, a young girl, is descriped sexually multiple times throughout the book. Every male character wants to have Sex with her.oyasum1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Violence, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
jackbifrost's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Animal death, Fatphobia, Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Suicide, Violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Terminal illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, and Vomit