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daniielaph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Gore, Violence, and Mental illness
walrus420's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Gore, Death, Confinement, Murder, Blood, Medical trauma, Medical content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, and Classism
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Police brutality
shannonbauchat's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Self harm, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual assault
sofipitch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Police brutality, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Moderate: Gore and Mental illness
spaghettireads'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
2.75
This novel is told from the perspective of Pepper, who has been admitted against his will to a psychiatric hospital. He soon finds out that there is a monster that lives in the hospital. The novel describes how Pepper and the people he meets inside the hospital deal with the devil.
There were some parts of the book that I really enjoyed. LaValle makes some great insights into society that really added to the book. Overall though I found the book too long, and the plot meandered a bit too much for me.
It was a great book club selection because there was so much to talk about with regard to the plot and the characters. I would also be interested in picking up something else by the author, because there were some parts of the writing that I thought were great!
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual content