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jenniferpalmblad's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I absolutely love aunt Josephine.
Graphic: Child abuse and Death
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence
alexandreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Murder
A genderfluid character is portrayed as a villain and is called by both the narrator and the characters “it” and “creature”hazel_t23's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, and Stalking
I didn’t really like how the “person who was neither a man nor woman” was described as “it”… could have easily just been described as “they” but then again the book came out 21 years ago so what’s done is done I suppose. That’s about it though.
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