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nationalpike's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- 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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Drug use, and Violence
Moderate: Deportation
wrestleacademic's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Confinement, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Body horror
sofipitch's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I adored this book, it's very dark in that the horror isn't so much the monster but the treatment of the mentally ill at psych wards, but it's also very funny and the characters and their interactions are great. It just has a lot of heart and you can see what a labor of love it is. Also one thing I loved is how you don't get the diagnoses of any of the characters, the summary on here gives one for a character but I genuinely don't remember it being mentioned, the book focuses on how these are people, not diagnoses or case studies
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Police brutality, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Moderate: Gore and Mental illness
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