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sydoodle's review
3.0
This was fine. Cool concept. Kind of lost interest and felt not much after, but still liked reading. I am so scared of children.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
first of all, there’s a throwaway line in the beginning of the book that is so fucking transphobic & yes, I recognize this was published in 2008 but it’s not okay & could EASILY BE TAKEN OUT! 💔😬
Anyway, I just re read this via the audiobook for the first time in years and yooooooooooooooo I forgot how fucking dark this book is. It’s hard to grapple with as a millennial who has grown up with news of so many tragic and traumatic local and world events, but overall, a captivating read & so many twists & turns.
The six chapters are very long, because all of them take you through different monologues from various narrators. Describing them to you would spoil the book so just read it!
Lastly, the vibe for this book is pretty much “fuck them kids!!!!!”
Graphic: Child death, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Transphobia, and Abandonment
emmajoyreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
alisonfaith426's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Blood
hocuscrocus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Every part offered a unique perspective on the same situation with its own set of new, disturbing details. By the end, I was left with an uncomfortably complex view of what happened without any progress toward forming an opinion on it. This story lives in the gray area.
I also can't get over how satisfying this book is. Details are tied to each other in ways that are often unpredictable (at least to me), but the author gives plenty of opportunities for the reader to piece together the newest details before showing the answer. From the perspective of structure, this book is a very satisfying example of how to stitch details together.
In short: Read this!
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
tiana_king'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
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Self harm, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death and Abortion
heytait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
gknott's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, and Abandonment
tabshirali's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
melina03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, and Abandonment