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lucyford's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gore, Suicide, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Blood, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Car accident, Abandonment, Drug use, Homophobia, Vomit, and Violence
bri__'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Child abuse, Cursing, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
addie_b's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit
gargs's review
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Vomit, Rape, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cancer, and Homophobia
fairybekie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Child death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Death
sobemoji_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It was unique and different from what I’m used to. I loved it.
Graphic: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Ableism, and Self harm
Moderate: Bullying, Body horror, Suicide, Addiction, and Homophobia
Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion
cassie12_21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Self harm, Child death, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, Violence, and Body horror
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Ableism, Cancer, and Alcohol
iris14's review
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Self harm, Terminal illness, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Abandonment
lolajh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“People glorify youth. Maybe that’s why [Hikari] strays from hers. They see it as a period of freedom, sex, and stupid decisions. These are the best years of your life. Enjoy them. You’ll be grateful you did. Say that to a child and watch them be reduced to a fruit, ripe, and ready for harvest. You’ll be grateful you did–that is a regretful argument made by those who look in the mirrors and see rot. This is what comes of it. People who don’t believe one could be so numb that even their disease doesn’t hurt enough.”
“So she feels her pain, her loneliness, the excruciating feeling that she is dying, but at once not dying soon enough. She grapples with her guilt and her fear and her love for me. They torture her until she can no longer bear it and must feel the pain with blood. When I stop her, she resents me. She resents me for keeping her alive. Then, it begins again, till all that’s left of her to torture is her mind thinning away with her body.”
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol and Panic attacks/disorders
wastingtime1994's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I would say this book is incredibly emotional. I was feeling a lot as I read it; mostly, the emotion was boredom, but there were some tears shed, especially for the last few chapters.
I don’t think I’m clear on what this book was supposed to be. A study in grief? A love story happens to be set in a hospital? A few stories from different places in time that happened to tie together?
I also thought the choice of narrator was odd. It could have been amazing but it felt so unexplored. This whole saga could be taken so much deeper with a developed narrator - and I believe it could be done even without ruining the mystery. I do, however appreciate that just like all the other people in the hospital, the reader never questions what is weird about “Sam.” That was one small thing that did feel appropriate.
I was bored and I was sad. Slightly more bored than sad, though the tears may paint a different story. I will remember this book, but I will not suggest it to others.
3/5
Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment and Homophobia