485 reviews for:

The Strangers

Katherena Vermette

4.22 AVERAGE

3mmaloulou's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jacq_s's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

elsaswanson's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilydoucette's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

erinnz's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A beautiful text showing the depths of generational trauma and the sorrow that comes with it. A non-preachy, yet tearful and powerful, story of what’s it like to be systematically oppressed, in every possible way, for years and years, through generations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Abortion, Suicide attempt

truthfoundhere's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

charrae's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

urbanlenny's review against another edition

4.75

challenging hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mrszed's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

megane's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes