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hoarding_wyrm's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Rape, Cannibalism, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Addiction, Violence, Vomit, and Murder
hijinxed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, and Medical content
animarret2boog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, and Vomit
Minor: Incest
erica_reads_things's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cannibalism, Body horror, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Death, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Drug use, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Incest and Stalking
motor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcohol, Gore, Violence, Racial slurs, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, and Murder
everyotherpageorso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Well written but it’s a book you endure rather than enjoy, which I guess is the point.
In the novel’s very clear reference to this incident, it is Jay who is allowed to leave with the injured and naked Tran, despite the protestations of an unnamed black musician, who is ignored and berated with slurs.
While I understand the objective of putting a real life example of police incompetence (especially when it pertains to marginalized victims) in the novel, I still think it’s disrespectful to the victim’s memory, as it seemed to me that it was not so much a reference or allusion as it was a line-by-line fictionalization of a real murder, eroticized through the perspective of his murderers. Yes, we do get Tran’s perspective during this as well, but I don’t think this offsets the disrespect of it.
Graphic: Murder, Homophobia, Torture, Addiction, Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, and Drug abuse
jully_bean's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Racial slurs, Violence, Rape, Suicide, Sexual content, Body horror, Dysphoria, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Murder, Excrement, Addiction, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Police brutality, and Terminal illness
erkkmoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Racism, Rape, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol
gcullooo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, and Racism
noahfence2007's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Torture, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, and Excrement