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readswithrachel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
em_1920's review
- 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? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
caroreads97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Fatphobia
kumquats87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Classism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, and Sexual violence
mladd28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Ableism
Moderate: Rape
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child death, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
rinitealeaf'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? Yes
3.75
After reading the blurb, I was hooked. I really love a good mystery.
I enjoyed how this was written, in broken pieces where you try to piece the information together the same time as Aiden. What put me off was the gross fatphobia, I felt it was unnecessary and was there just to make that particular character as gross as possible via fat shaming.
I thought I'd had some sort of grasp of whodunnit but the end twists were a surprise, not all in a bad way :D But also the way the book ended left me with a lot more questions than I had before the revelation, more in the spoilers.
Also <i>how</i> they were made. Was it magic? some sort of Matrix setting? Some sort of Minority Report future crime prediction?
Who were the people in the plague doctor outfits?
They also said Aiden volunteered to go in. How? Did he search yellow pages and phoned some dude?
Who were the "supervisors"?
Now that Aiden and Anna are out, will they remember the place, do they get some sort of start money?
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Graphic: Fatphobia and Murder
bimblebop's review against another edition
At some point my disgust for the blatant fatphobia far outweighed my interest in how the story unravels because it truly felt never-ending, especially as that part of the book was much longer (and descriptive) than any previous body the narrator had been switched into. It's like the character couldn't be given the grace of being anything other than abhorrently fat and old - and by consequence, a repulsive person to be around by virtue of the fact that he is so fat, that's all there is to him. None of the other characters are even interesting enough for me to be attached to them either.
Maybe I'll come back to this book at some point to find out how it ends, but right now I just don't feel like I should have to force myself to read a book I'm dreading.
Graphic: Fatphobia and Ableism
Moderate: Violence
gracenevitt's review against another edition
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Physical abuse and Murder
tiny_artificer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Fatphobia and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault