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hkburke2's review against another edition
4.5
Rated this 3 stars when I last read it back in 2016. It is wild how much my perspective has changed on some of these plot lines just in those years, and I enjoyed the layers here so much more this time. The fatphobia is really out of control, and is my main (only?) real dislike. The characters are gritty and icky and real and the coincidences which could feel unreal on paper are woven so seamlessly into the narrative that they come to life the way real life coincidences unfold. A slow burn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Abortion, and Child death
Minor: Suicide, Infidelity, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
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