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riellife's review
- 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
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, War, Grief, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Moderate: Gore
phantasmfiend's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Gore, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Physical abuse
Minor: Car accident and Cancer
notartgarfunkel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, War, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cancer, Excrement, Vomit, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Fatphobia, Deportation, Pedophilia, and Transphobia
kurumipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Animal death, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, Xenophobia, Racism, Homophobia, War, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Addiction
Minor: Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, and Gun violence
roouija's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Abortion, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Homophobia
floki56's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I was expecting a very specific book when I picked this up but Ocean really delivered in a different way. Internal conflicts and interpersonal dynamics are a main focus, and he weaves so many areas of little dog’s life into a satisfying synthesis. He also loves metaphor, goes on for pages and pages explaining new revelations in little dog, sometimes using extremely explicit descriptions (
Graphic: Excrement, Sexual content, War, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Hate crime, Death, Addiction, Blood, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Gore, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Racism, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Cancer
bashsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Racism, War, Abortion, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Classism, Drug use, Excrement, and Sexual content
Moderate: Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Cancer, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
Minor: Gun violence, Cursing, Vomit, and Abandonment
Uses of slurs against LGBTQ+ folksmontyalmoro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Addiction, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Excrement, Bullying, Car accident, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, War, and Xenophobia
cobwebshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Excrement, Bullying, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Gore, War, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Homophobia, and Grief
killeenm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Child abuse, War, Murder, Abortion, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Excrement, Vomit, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Addiction