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gothmiku's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism and Alcohol
reaperwrites'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
2.5
I urge anyone who considers reading this book to check the content warnings beforehand. Although there are some at the beginning of the book, I did not expect the depictions to be so constant. This is a long read, so please take breaks if you need or leave it unfinished.
Overall, this book wasn't what I thought it would be based on the synopsis or the author's marketing. I can understand why so many people love it, but it just seemed to drag on and on. The ending wasn't satisfying to me, although I can't really think of another ending. All in all, I think this book just wasn't for me.
If you're looking for something similar, I recommend the book The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (5 stars). If you happen to enjoy anime, the narrator, Sam, reminded me of Fushi from To Your Eternity (4 stars).
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
Minor: Rape and Death of parent
defeating_my_demons'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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
donatio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved the writing style even if there were a few little things I didn't think logical, but in the end they don't matter, because the story and its characters, which I fell in love with, are just so much bigger.
I especially loved the story's resolution, it was an answer to all the questions asked through out this book and it gave me reason.
Maybe the story wasn't perfect but it was beautiful and it was raw and I don't believe that words can express how much this books means to me. It wasn't about a hero/heroine, it was about all the questions I asked myself so many times and it's another book that gave me answers.
Before reading, though, you definitely should check out the content/trigger warnings.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer
imoguana'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent
cassie12_21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol
mkachiri'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
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Self harm, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion
marieanne21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
ppp'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Rape
sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Self harm, and Vomit