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erin_a_ziraphale's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This one of the weirdest books I have ever read in my life, if you are willing to ignore BIG flagrant issues it has handling mental illness and conspiracy theories that dip too much into Q-anon terrotory making them valid
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How does a sparrow destroy a mountain? One pebble at a time.
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Gore
werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction and Alcohol
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Death of parent, Torture, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
danidamico's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
En We Sold Our Souls seguimos a Kris Pulaski, la ex guitarrista de Dürt Würk, una banda noventosa de heavy metal. La vida de Kris es una porquería, no tiene a nada ni a nadie, y todo es consecuencia de algo que ocurrió con la banda hace años. A lo largo de la novela, somos testigos de la travesía de Kris, tratando de enfrentar al pasado, reclamar lo que le quitaron, salvarse a sí misma y, por qué no, al mundo. Es una pesadilla llena de conspiraciones, fuerzas oscuras del más allá, lavado de cerebro y violencia colectiva. Y música, mucha música.
Kris es una gran protagonista, típica de las novelas de Hendrix. Está lejos de ser perfecta, sin embargo nunca deja de generar empatía en el lector. Queremos verla triunfar. Me gustó que también se explore un poco el tema de ser una mujer en un ámbito artístico dominado por hombres. Me gustó el valor que el autor le da a la música y al arte, ese que sale bien de adentro. Y así como Hendrix sabe escribir escenas divertidas y hasta cómicas, no hay que olvidar que también sabe cómo crear momentos que te ponen la piel de gallina del miedo y del asco; pienso en la escena del gusano en My Best Friend's Exorcism. Acá me pasó lo mismo con el escape de Well in the Woods, literalmente me hizo sentir claustrofobia y falta de aire.
Ah, esto es un detalle, pero lo leí casi al mismo tiempo que miré la primera temporada de Yellowjackets, una serie nueva espectacular que me enamoró. Si bien no se parecen en cuanto a la trama, siento que el libro y la serie tienen un estilo similar y resultó una buena combinación.
En fin, si les gusta el terror con un sentido del humor retorcido, personajes femeninos complejos, una mezcla de realismo con elementos sobrenaturales y la temática de sectas, entonces denle una chance a We Sold Our Souls. Y de paso miren Yellowjackets.
Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, and Violence
wonderworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug use
henrygravesprince's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Medical content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Racism, Gun violence, Child death, and Misogyny