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pphector's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, and Violence
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Abortion
kasslandry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, and Murder
carolyngrace'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism and Suicide
Moderate: Child death and Rape
reading_ladies_blog'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? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
ladylothlorien's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
It's important to note that in this book, the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but there are many references to it. What hurt my heart most is that the world came together to do what was needed to stop the pandemic...and that isn't what happened in the real world. So to clearly see this alternate reality in which there are no masks and everyone can freely be around others because everyone got the vaccine (and wore masks/socially distanced) is a little heartbreaking. It's very in-character for the world of Three Pines, but never have I more fervently wished that the Three Pines reality was ours.
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Dementia
There are some tough topics in this one. The long-ago death of a child with severe disabilities is discussed in detail, a 22-year-old woman who survived being enslaved, tortured, and raped for years is a focal character, and the lasting effects of a long ago mental health doctor who forcibly held his patients captive and tortured them in the name of science are covered. Some of those patients went on to die by suicide. And then there's the thesis put forward by Abigail Robinson. Behind a spoiler cut even though it's pretty clear within a chapter what it is.ithasabluecover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Torture, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Rape, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping
leslie_overbookedsocialworker'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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, and Grief