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trentl14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
seanamcphie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, and Abortion
stormymonday's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
ashleigh_nicole's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
navayiota'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? Yes
2.75
This was difficult to get through. I'm not sure if it's meant to be commentary, I feel like it's too self aware not to be, but that the killing was too graphic, varied and frequent for it to be anything other than the author's kinks put to paper. There was no reason for there to be so much murder, so much torture and for it to be so explicit. Anything other than the murder was slow, boring and repetitive, just Patrick going out with people he doesn't like, mocking them, and us not gaining anything new every time. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
Update
I can appreciate the conversations between characters a lot more now, and I understand that them being boring, repetitive and monotonous was the point, but oh my god, what a fucking slump this book put me in. They spend so much time talking about bottled water. BOTTLED WATER. Snooze. I wouldn't read this book again unless if I was paid handsomely for it.
Overall, I see why this book is loved, I appreciate the social commentary, the visceral reactions it drew from me, and the catharsis I'm sure it has provided for people (including me at parts, I admit, it was just a bit much) but I don't I will be recommending this book to anyone any time soon. If you want to, watch the movie, as it's better in my opinion.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
benjameen's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, and Lesbophobia
prockmatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Classism
conflictheory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Cannibalism
meixi28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
i_dont_knoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Drug abuse and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Alcohol