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tampax's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lilashelly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I didn’t like the way it jumped around but the story itself was good. Though the ending was a major wtf
laurrensthoughts's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
catmisae's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I appreciated how the author depicted each character’s unique distress at the erosion of their own sense of identity as an autonomous person. I took a point and change off the star rating because I feel like the story kind of trailed off at the end. Fans of Fight Club would probably enjoy this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping
Moderate: Self harm and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Animal death and Child death
ronsey's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
fantasynovel's review against another edition
5.0
This book is AMAZING. I literally don't have words for how much I loved it. I wrote so many notes inside my copy, underlined so many sentences. Above all, this is a book about the horror of becoming. It focuses on the liminality of female puberty, the way a teenage girl is everything at once. White contains all colors. Its references to other pieces of literature and media always deepened the meaning of the text. I've never read a book that captures the feralness of teenage girls so well. I've never said this before, but Jawbone should be an instant classic of the horror genre. I absolutely adored the translation, but I wish I could read Spanish so I could read the original text. God, this book was fantastic. I'm in love.
tovejansson's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rb8985's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
stfucatalina's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
i normally really like this type of book, but i only liked a handful of chapters. i was debating not finishing it for a majority of the time. i’m not usually against a story with continuous then and now, but there was more then than now and when it did go back to now, i had to think back for a bit to remember what happened. there was one chapter of now and many chapters of then before it jumped back to now.
an extra .5 star for the last chapter. i really did enjoy that one.
an extra .5 star for the last chapter. i really did enjoy that one.