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bibliophilemama's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity
alexeireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
i almost gave up on this book last year because i couldnt handle reading a book about a pandemic while i was living through one, but i finally picked it up again a week or two ago and im so fucking glad i did. instead of painfully reminding me that im currently living in a world ravaged by a pandemic, this book made me fall in love with the world; with humanity, with the compassion and serendipity and continuous need to *live* that exists in all of us—“because survival is insufficient.” what a beautiful, beautiful book.
Moderate: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
BIG content warning for pandemic. If you have been having a hard time dealing with grief or other mental health issues related to the COVID pandemic, be careful with this book. In my opinion, it actually helped me cope with the past several months because the last third of the book becomes more focused on hope and human survival and is actually very uplifting. But there are definitely some sections that made me close the book and go "nope. can't read about this, way too real." It was worth it, though.pastelkerstin's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Excrement