jloud_reads'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: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Drug use, Abandonment, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Xenophobia, Torture, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit
chemical_crash's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
ranocchietto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The book deals with cycles of trauma, growing up and the loss of innocence, and how people close to us make a difference in our lives, it was quite moving at times.
I would say my main problem was with the pacing, it felt unfocused towards the last third, it would have benefited from fewer digressions. I also felt the tone towards the end didn't match the tension the author was probably going for, but it didn't really spoil the experience for me.
Do check the content warnings before reading, it can get a bit heavy. The fatphobic undertones made it quite uncomfortable for me.
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Gore, Child abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Cancer, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Incest
daisydil's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Physical abuse