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lucygoosey522's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Deadnaming, Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Misogyny
freddybingsu's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
naomiharrison25's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
this book is beautiful. As much ugliness it contains it is still so beautiful. As Sáenz reader, his work never ceases to show the depths of the human heart with so much clarity. He is probably the only writer that makes me pray for his characters. I pray for their healing with tears streaming down my face, praying to a god Im not so sure I believe. But I pray for them and everyone who is like them, people with all that pain and all that love. I’d like to not as well that this is my third Sáenz novel and it is so interesting to see what matters to him through his themes. Thunderstorms, light, angry boys who are beautiful, men named sam who are also beautiful, hurting and healing and the world in between. And it is all beautiful. And it is all so real that it hurts me sometimes. Please read this man’s work. It might change your life. It changed mine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
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