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sdmmsd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Outing, and Abandonment
audrxyg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
arianasanjar'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
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Violence
barbarella85'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
atipsygiraffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
raisinreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
isaiahh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
steffan_tastic'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
samstar's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
signeskov'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? Yes
5.0
Douglas Stuart's writing is something special. Some of its lyricism brought me to read certain paragraphs or sentences over and over because it simply put human reflection so perfectly and elegantly to paper. His writing, and in particular his dialogue, is also skillful in encapsulating a certain group of characters in time and space, and, if you are an outsider to that group, you slowly learn to have a peek in through the blinds, and what you find at a closer look is beautiful and simolteanously traumatizing.
In many ways, the themes in this book touched places so deep in my heart that I cannot remember when I last had such an experience – perhaps A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. The struggle of growing up in a family stretched thin across generations; the power of sacrifice; love in all of its ugly and beautiful forms; soulcrushing self-destruction; horrendous, Nietzschean violence; and not at least, masculinity.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion