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clavishorti's review
- 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? It's complicated
2.0
“Not just because you’re a dog. It’s the same with people. They think that an old person can’t live the rest of her life with her mind intact, that an old person gets sick easily and spreads disease, and that nobody will take care of the elderly. That’s what they think about all living things.”
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, and Blood
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Death
Minor: Gore
booksandpasta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Gore
headinthepages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Death, Dementia, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Vomit, Alcohol, Child death, and Death of parent
redroseses's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Gun violence
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Sexual assault
Minor: Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Classism, Cursing, and Dementia
jukietoss's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
This was a book about so many things, and I love how they were all woven together--it was a story of aging, of society's treatment and expectations of the elderly, of the parts of us that soften and long for connection even when we've tried to train ourselves out of that. It's a story of discipline, of revenge, of skill/mastery and of a gradual diminution of mastery as our bodies and minds progress. It's a story of relationships despite one's best efforts to avoid them.
This book was beautiful, compelling, and full of heart in really unusual ways. I really enjoyed not knowing where we were headed and just giving in to the ride. The whole thing kept me surprised and drawn in.
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Minor: Kidnapping, Animal death, and Sexual assault
mandkips's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Animal death
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Vomit and Cancer
alliereadsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Gore, Murder, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault
hardcoverhearts's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death of parent, Violence, and Gore