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arlenren's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Abandonment, and Death
Minor: Animal death
karamelka_kar19's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some parts I liked a lot, but some of them felt repetitive to the point where there is nothing new being written. It's just the same jumble of words repeated over and over and over again. And I admit - that was The point, I really felt every spiral and curve of this characters lives. All of the book is constantly high stakes, no stopping by for rest. I really liked how the text is part of a narrative, flowing and sinking, you can almost experience the same feeling.
The ending is a little cheesy, perhaps too sunshiny and happy for me, too much of a contrast compared to dark and moldy suffering.
All this good and deep writing, but I don't think I will pick up something from this author in the near future. I feel like I need a vacation or something after this book, cats and endless sleep included. Maybe someday I'll actually decide that I need to suffer more - then I'll come back, why not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Death of parent
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