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lucyatoz'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? It's complicated
5.0
I appreciated the intertwining of the life stories of grandmother, mother and son and the wonderful writing style of the author although at times it does makes a story harder to follow. It is a beautiful first novel which tackles some difficult themes with grace, that is deeply moving whilst also being incredibly hard hitting.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Excrement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Cursing
pastelmeganes'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Abortion, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Dementia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Genocide
luliloveslulo'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: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Excrement, Abandonment, and War
fernreads42'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? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
readwithev'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
We watch Little Dog fall in love, watch him be bullied, but also grow into himself, like skin that he would grow into. It’s beautiful and I cannot recommend enough!
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, and Abortion
mxcopmy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was just a bit hard to follow at times. He sometimes described 2 different themes in 1 chapter which confused me. I also missed some depth in the story. Every time I caught myself waiting for when I was going to understand his history better, but it didn't come. So while it was an okay experience, I might have expected a bit more emotion from myself as these letters do touch on hugely emotion-laden themes.
Tip: read the book while listening to quiet classical music in the background. This brings the story much more to the fore than otherwise!
Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and War
melanieripple's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Abortion
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, and War
Minor: Transphobia
sara_b_reads'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, and War
lillieb130'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and War
peggymay'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: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, and War
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War