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stephmcoakley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Death of parent, Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Violence, and Vomit
jneverland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Drug use, Car accident, Medical content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Sexism, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Death of parent
asienerbrown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Animal death, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
axel_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Addiction, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence
itsbumley's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence
jg34's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Dementia, and Death
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Vomit, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Certainly some violence and injuries described in some detail. This is about a circus so some animal cruelty should be expectedbookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Murder, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Excrement, Antisemitism, Confinement, Ableism, Fatphobia, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Dementia, Misogyny, Racism, Trafficking, and Death of parent
marciafelis's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Alcoholism
Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
planetshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The way Jacob — 90 (or 93) — is written is wonderful. I don’t know exactly what elders think, but I grew up with grandparents as my guardians and I feel an oddly sentimental connection with the more utilitarian thoughts that were written.
I feel this may be worth mentioning: the author uses non-colloquial vocabulary when referring to a body. If that might be uncomfortable for you, you probably should let this one go.
Nonetheless, I liked it and thought it was a fun journey to read.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual assault
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
jasminn_perez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident