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janset'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: Alcohol, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Ableism, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Ableism, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia
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: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Child death, Classism, Gore, Racism, Mental illness, Torture, Body shaming, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Drug use
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
molly_tuck'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Racism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Child death, Blood, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs
Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
ccpetrikas'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
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Cursing, Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Excrement, Classism, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Abortion
teafairy'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: Murder, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Death, Sexism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Drug use, Cannibalism, Blood, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, and Animal death
moths_and_mushrooms'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
3.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence
michael_richter'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
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia
itszosia'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
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Cursing, Ableism, Violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gore, Drug use, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Vomit, Transphobia, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Antisemitism
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
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: Classism, Torture, Blood, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
issyd23'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
4.5
Graphic: Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit
Literally everything in this book is cause for a trigger warming imo