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astrono9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Abortion, Drug use, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship
longlegegg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, Gore, Drug use, Kidnapping, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Torture, Violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Blood, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Grief, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Eating disorder
Minor: Homophobia, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Abortion, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
elliebasta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment
fluesch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse
chay_sand's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Trafficking
Moderate: Abortion
ro_lux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Animal death
Minor: Eating disorder
sonya2828's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Ho trovato alienante come, con l'andare avanti della narrazione, i personaggi nominati presentassero tutte le stesse identiche caratteristiche: biondi, abbronzati, molto spesso modelli o nel mondo del cinema, al punto tale che ho trovato difficile distinguerli tra loro, fatta eccezione ovviamente per Clay. Molto più sfaccettato rispetto agli altri, dotato di una consapevolezza maggiore, ma non così tanto forte per allontanarsi dall'abisso rappresentato da quel mondo così travolgente e devastante.
È stato altrettanto alienante notare come non sia presente un singolo personaggio nel libro che non faccia parte di questo mondo, a partire dai genitori dei ragazzi che vi sono a modo loro, come a star significare che non esiste nulla di fuori di questa realtà, che è l'unica vivibile.
Nonostante non siamo in presenza di una trama vera e propria, penso che non poteva essere fatta scelta migliore per delineare questo spaccato di società, perché ti porta a vagare insieme ai personaggi senza una meta, per il semplice andare avanti, esattamente come vivono loro.
Questi sono i passaggi che trovo i più esplicativi in assoluto di tutta la storia:
- Oh, merda, Rip, che cosa ti manca?
- È che non ho niente da perdere.
- Ma questa strada non va da nessuna parte, gli dissi.
- Non importa.
- Ma allora cosa importa? - gli chiesi dopo un po'.
-Andare, bello mio, andare, - disse
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Miscarriage
kazli's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, Homophobia, Infidelity, Death, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
nyyhkylintu's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Eating disorder
hungryheidi2013's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Abortion, Antisemitism, and Toxic relationship