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isaaah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, and Self harm
faranae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
The book handles a wide range of potentially difficult topics with the lightest and gentlest of touches, so I think most of them will not pose a problem. However, Lucy's a bit morbid and has "spiders in his brain", and these elements recur frequently. There is a past confinement incident that is described in some detail towards the end of the book, but it is softened byhln's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Ableism and Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse and Animal cruelty
paperbackprincess19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty
prettycloud'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism, Gore, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Blood, Eating disorder, Body horror, Cursing, and Violence
the book has generally a light tone and does not dwell on painful events too long (it focuses more on institutional violence)—many of the characters have previously been through traumatic events and are healing, so though we hear about their traumas, we don't experience them in real time with the narrative. a lot of the minor content warnings are for graphic threats made by a disturbed child and do not reflect events in the book. if you can read "alice in wonderland," you can read this.spookily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Abandonment, and Confinement
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Violence
hayleyvharrington'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Fire/Fire injury
writtenbydnicole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
jude7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Cannibalism
accovino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide