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carina_dreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Consegue-se experienciar diversas emoções ao longo do livro em relação aos diferentes suspeitos, o mistério tem várias reviravoltas e a tensão mantém-se até ao último capítulo. Não é um livro fácil de recomendar porque é preciso dar-lhe uma oportunidade para desabrochar e entranhar-se a sua estranheza, mas para quem gosta vai ser uma boa experiência.
Para pessoas susceptíveis aconselho a verificarem os gatilhos neste livro porque um dos temas é pedofilia.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
lennie_reads'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
cnannery19's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
bug_lightyear's review against another edition
2.0
The intrigue peaks with more child abuse and a very distressed main character. I got this book for free because the library was giving it away and I was wondering why, well now I understand, it's not a good book especially taken as a book to understand autism or synaesthesia. I was looking forward to reading a possibly relatable book from an autistic point of view, but it's written by someone who did research, and that research falls short from portraying a genuine autistic character.
I usually avoid these kind of books and themes and should have looked at content warnings before.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
betsygrace'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
maisierosereads's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked the pacing of this book, with small details being revealed as the story goes on and Jasper continues his investigation - through his observations, conversations, and memories. While I did predict some parts of the big reveal quite early on in the book, I still enjoyed the journey to that point of the story.
This book is not a lighthearted read - it contains many difficult and challenging themes in addition to the murder in the title, as shown in my list of content warnings below. However, it is infused with humour to balance this - not at Jasper's expense, but from his perspective (often at how ridiculous the neurotypical adults around him are).
Although Jasper repeatedly faces ableism from other characters, and is often misunderstood or underestimated, I did feel the author made it clear that Jasper's perspective is important and that he should be valued. She also uses Jasper's internal monologue to counter some harmful viewpoints - such as the beliefs that Jasper should not stim, or engage in his special interests, or talk about his synaesthesia. Several of the other characters also develop throughout the book so that they have a better understanding of Jasper by the end. Of course, it would have been wonderful if more of them had a positive view of Jasper from the start as well as an accurate understanding of autism; but it is clear that the author put considerable effort into her research to try to make this representation of neurodivergence as accurate as possible despite it not being own-voices.
I would love to read more mysteries from neurodiverse perspectives, and always welcome suggestions!
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
More information about content warnings - no character names given. Adult/minor relationship: