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alicialexandr_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, War, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Death
clarabooksit'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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Alcoholism, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Ableism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Trafficking, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence
Minor: Cancer and War
lilyadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
The only reason I took away a star is that some of zafon's female characters feel a bit 2D. All the women are femme fatales and largely unrealistic. The other reason is the brief marital rape scene. It comes fairly near the end and is only a few paragraphs long and is stopped before its started but it still took me by surprise and made me feel quite uncomfortable. Whilst i understand that COFB is quite grim as a whole, I'm of the opinion that detailed sexual assault scenes really aren't at all needed and this one was so random and upsetting that I feel it was completely unnecessary to the point where it made a 5 star book less than that.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence