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jojo_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Classism, Drug use, Racism, Infidelity, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Islamophobia, Rape, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, and Murder
slantrhymes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
A reflective meditation on the intersection of class and race, as played out in one London neighborhood. There are few moments of satisfying narrative resolution here, but a lot of lifelike, open-ended existential questions and despair. In a good way! I enjoyed this book, but know that it doesn't try to comfort its reader.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abortion, Trafficking, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Rape
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