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stormeno'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Bullying, Classism, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty
tiredreader51's review
- 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
4.75
I would recommend to everyone but especially aro/ace, queer, deaf, or anxious people.
I wish they had gone into Erlend's anxiety more but I still felt seen by Fuglestad. Happy reading!
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying and Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Sexual content
celestriakle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
In spite of promises that these are disabled characters who are more than their disability, characters are never allowed to grow beyond their disability and the book plays into terrible ableist tropes. In the most egregious case,
Finally, it is CRUCIAL to know that this author runs a farm animal sanctuary. This attitude towards animals colors the entire novel, leading to all sorts of peculiar choices. Every single major characters ends up a vegetarian by the end of the novel. One otherwise-sympathetic character is villainized as soon as he reveals he eats rabbit for dinner. (And there is no mention at all of these characters' attitudes toward fish, which likely would have been a major part of these characters' diets.)
Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Vomit, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Blood, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Outing
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Bullying, Death of parent, and Body shaming
Minor: Sexual content and Xenophobia