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aninsomniac's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
slbernardjr's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
lesserjoke's review against another edition
4.0
This is a pretty weird book, and I'm still not entirely convinced it's my kind of weird. But it definitely comes close at times, and by about the halfway point of the novel, I found I simply couldn't put it down. I think it reminds me most of American Gods -- in both its slipstream presentation of everyday Americana and its intricate supernatural plots within plots -- but whereas Neil Gaiman's classic story blends myths inherited from across the world's religions, author Scott Hawkins has offered up his own surreal arcana of talking lions, kidnapped children, blackmailed presidents, and lines of divine succession. All of that in an ancient library that might just be in the subdivision a block over from your house.
It's bizarre and it's bloody -- trigger warning for implied rape as well as some pretty graphic violence against both animals and humans -- but I have a feeling it's really going to stick with me.
It's bizarre and it's bloody -- trigger warning for implied rape as well as some pretty graphic violence against both animals and humans -- but I have a feeling it's really going to stick with me.
softieghost's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Too outlandish to be truly heartfelt, but it's as quaint as a book about a woman killing God can be.
chillgore_trout's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ajmwellnesspath's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
mbzoller's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Vomit, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Suicide, and Gore
lori007's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Self harm, Body horror, Gore, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
zuly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0