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shawcrit's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
madelinequinnee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
This is an incredibly confusing but beautiful book. I went into this expecting it to be about suicide, then thought it was about the end of a relationship, and then it went full circle and back to suicide. The experience of reading this feels like watching Black Mirror, very trippy and gut wrenching.
The writing is absolutely beautiful, and for a horror/thriller, it has some amazing lines that really hit me in my personal feels. This book covers the difficulty of relationships, family dynamics, mental health and stalking all in one tiny little novel, and i truly think it’s one of the best modern literary fiction books i’ve read; this will definitely be considered a classic in the future!
The writing is absolutely beautiful, and for a horror/thriller, it has some amazing lines that really hit me in my personal feels. This book covers the difficulty of relationships, family dynamics, mental health and stalking all in one tiny little novel, and i truly think it’s one of the best modern literary fiction books i’ve read; this will definitely be considered a classic in the future!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Animal death, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
hbermudes's review against another edition
4.0
this book was so disorienting!!!!! which i… love… dark and weird.. you won’t really understand what’s happening til the end, and once i got it i immediately wanted to reread everything with the new context… short and sweet but also not sweet at all very much a creepy build. sometimes maybe a little too existentialist, especially with the character dialogue.. and the pacing was a little off for me, but overall a really good read
doctorlaurentius's review against another edition
reflective
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
2.0
brokenmelodies's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
arielvansteinburg's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
moxiereads's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
gabbygetsreading's review against another edition
3.0
Well it took me about 80 pages to really get into this book, turns out I'm not a fan of literary fiction hmm. But once I hit about page 86 i couldn't put this down. This book legitimately made me feel fear, like I should be looking over my own shoulder, questioning my own existence. It was all going so well until the end! I have no clue what freaking happened there, maybe I'm not psychologically advanced enough for that kind of philosophy but jeez wtf man... Is there some secret passage I'm missing out on? Anyways I wont be sleeping sooo now to pick up a nice comfy YA book
mal__ori's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0