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lefthandlou'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? It's complicated
2.25
Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Murder, Child abuse, Infidelity, Child death, and Pedophilia
jan_coco_day's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Infidelity
themelaniewaite'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
4.5
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Alcohol, Self harm, Blood, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Car accident, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Drug use, Death, and Confinement
Minor: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide
The characters are pretty complex and have reasonably traumatic background - including grooming, accidental death, suicide of a friend.thegayestghost's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Alcohol
ash_bees'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
The climatic scene was essentially a scene from "A Bug's Life":
"Don't go into the light."
"But it's so pretty."
*zap*
Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit
hexedmaiden's review against another edition
2.5
I don't feel like this was a bad book by any means, I just think I expected something I little different than what I got as someone who reads the haunted house sub-genre a fair amount.
Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse
Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Car accident
amandas_bookshelf'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Alcoholism, Classism, Grief, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death
caidyn's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Infidelity
nightmarebees's review against another edition
maybe i shouldn’t have reread the original Hill House right before this. like others have said, it’s hard not to draw comparisons, just like with any other reboot. this was really promising up until that reveal, but just for me personally, i can’t stand cheating subplots.
Graphic: Infidelity
Minor: Biphobia
hannahpings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Death, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Confinement
Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Addiction, Car accident, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, and Sexual assault