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sillylily88's review against another edition
2.5
feel like there are some missed content warnings here,,,,,
on the note of the warnings, most were so indulgent and unnecessary in the grand scheme of the book. additionally, the author wrote about sex and bodies like a man would :/
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Sexual content, Suicide, and Child abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Trafficking, and Torture
marissasa's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Excrement, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Cursing, Blood, Sexual content, and Animal death
kcassano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Animal cruelty
pipelizabeth'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment and Classism
rustyray's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
But, I realized I don't like a unreliable narrator, and definitely not an unlikable, unreliable narrator. I found myself not rooting for anyone and just a sad read. Very descriptive and metaphorical, but still not enjoyable
Graphic: Child abuse
grubrednuf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
For this, it is almost 50 pages in before you meet the character that drives the plot. Red flag 1. I actively chose to do other things than pick this back up. Red flag 2. I read the first ~80 pages. Skipped to the last ~80 pages and still managed to grasp where the story had gone. Red flag 3.
I was never emotionally invested in the characters. I did not care where they went and what happened to them. I did not question their choices or motives. The writing read like a MFA draft. This was not it for me.
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence
optimisticmara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Drug use, and Confinement
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Animal death
Minor: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Suicide