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jenpurlteach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, and Death
teaxmillions's review against another edition
- 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: Child death and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, and Slavery
ehagedorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Sexual content, Homophobia, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and War
megshrews'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
4.5
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Grief, Child death, Death, and Rape
chalkletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
aniquegrace'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
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Death
Moderate: War and Sexual violence
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Death, Slavery, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, and Child death
Moderate: War, Blood, Pedophilia, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Classism, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia, Drug use, and Excrement
kananineko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Slavery, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and War
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Cursing, Excrement, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Homophobia
helen's review against another edition
4.0
I found it grimly funny and poignant, but got a bit irritated by the layout - there are chapters of dialogue formatted as a play script, interspersed with chapters of quotes from real and imagined historical sources. It made for a quick read, with lots of blank space on the page, but I would have preferred prose.
As well as reading with my eyes I also read with my ears, and I would recommend the latter. The audiobook has 166 different narrators, including nick offerman and david sedaris, who are wonderful.
Content notes:
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Minor: Death, Child abuse, and War
roy_gorbison's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Slavery, Rape, Death, Racism, and War