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nervousleigh's review against another edition
I thought this was going to be VERY different than it is, I was absolutely not in the right headspace for this book. I expected it to be heavy based on the subject matter, but it is so much more intense than it seemed like it would be - and it’s only going to get worse, based on other reviews I read after getting through the small bit I did. Frankly, I feel misled about the tone, and although I may have eventually chosen to read this if I’d known what it would be like upfront, I think I’m going to leave this one firmly behind me.
Content warnings are just from the 10% I managed to get through, there may be more content later in the novel.
Content warnings are just from the 10% I managed to get through, there may be more content later in the novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence and Child abuse
Minor: Ableism and Antisemitism
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Thanks to Harper Perennial for the free copy of this book.
- Whew, RAINBOW BLACK is a ride. I was fully gripped from page one and couldn’t read it fast enough.
- It’s extremely dark and gruesome, but also filled with black humor and little bread crumbs dropped to keep you wanting to read one more chapter.
- Every character in this book is a complicated person. You can fully understand why they are acting the way they are, and yet they are doing horrible, villainous things. It’s really a feat. (It’s also extremely queer.)
- I do want to note that a big chunk of this book is set among teenagers in 1990, and the language reflects that. It’s a bit shocking to read homophobic and ableist slurs tossed around so casually now, but it is true to what I remember of the time.
- Whew, RAINBOW BLACK is a ride. I was fully gripped from page one and couldn’t read it fast enough.
- It’s extremely dark and gruesome, but also filled with black humor and little bread crumbs dropped to keep you wanting to read one more chapter.
- Every character in this book is a complicated person. You can fully understand why they are acting the way they are, and yet they are doing horrible, villainous things. It’s really a feat. (It’s also extremely queer.)
- I do want to note that a big chunk of this book is set among teenagers in 1990, and the language reflects that. It’s a bit shocking to read homophobic and ableist slurs tossed around so casually now, but it is true to what I remember of the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Deadnaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Transphobia
Moderate: Dementia, Racial slurs, and Fatphobia
Minor: Antisemitism and Cancer
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