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Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy
I really don’t want to spoil it for anyone else who wants to read it, so I’ll just say that I thought the first 90% was excellent but I did not like the ending.
This book is funny and touching but also highly disturbing. So, be warned.
First two paragraphs:
“Put me out with the trash,” he said regularly. “When I die, put me out with the trash. I’ll be dead, so I won’t know any different. You’ll be crying your eyes out,” and he would laugh and I’d laugh too because we both knew that I wouldn’t be crying my eyes out. I never cry.
When the time came, on Wednesday, 19th November 2017, I followed his instructions. He was small and frail and eighty-two years old by then, so it was easy to get him into one large garden garbage bag.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia
Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma
Minor: Homophobia, Racism
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Lesbophobia
I’ve seen a lot of reviews saying that they didn’t love the ending. Personally, I felt it was a really appropriate & more realistic ending, which I appreciated.
I do think there should’ve been more clearly identified trigger warnings for the book as it covers a LOT of difficult topics.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Death of parent
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident
Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment