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paguroidea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Bullying
erinquan's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Addiction, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Alcoholism
keen'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
5.0
There's so much to compliment about this book. Lucy was a deeply relatable character to me during the whole journey. The feeling of being excluded because of your race, the way childhood trauma messes you up in ways no one can understand, your childhood being taken away by horrible event after horrible event, heartbreak, I could go on.
This is a rough book. It's not lighthearted at all. The jokes that keep everything from being depressingly bleak comes in the form of self-deprecating humor and dark comedy. There is body horror, mostly of humans, and psychological horror. Every page had me hoping things would get better, and time and time again I was reminded of the terrible situation the characters were put in. Don't go into this story unless you're ready for a tense, heartbreaking adventure.
And this tense, heartbreaking adventure was a fun ride to go on. I practically had my face pressed against my screen. By the end, I was nearly teary-eyed.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gore, Child death, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Rape
ellalafontant's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism