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nooneshouldbereadingthis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and War
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
dellydoos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While the writing is fantastic, brilliant, and lyrical, with highly complex and nuanced characters, I found the book's plot to be underwhelming. Yes, symbolism, stunning prose, and deeply flawed characters can be enough sometimes to pull me through a book, but the lack of a clear narrative thread left me feeling somewhat adrift. The book is filled with abstract vignettes that jump around in time and space, making it difficult to fully engage with the story. Although I appreciated the experimental approach, it just didn't hit strongly enough for me to enjoy beyond the technical skill.
Additionally, and in part this was my own fault for not checking content warnings, one aspect of the book that really caught me off guard was multiple instances of graphic animal cruelty and abuse. These scenes left me feeling really uncomfortable and disturbed, and I just wasn't prepared for how dark the book would be in this aspect. I’m rarely left uncomfortable by a lot of heavy content, but graphic and gratuitous animal cruelty is just where the line is for me.
So while, I can appreciate the technical skill and talent that went into creating this book, I just think it wasn’t for me. 3/5 stars.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
mxajlikesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
bashsbooks'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Vomit, and Abandonment
Uses of slurs against LGBTQ+ folksredheadorganist'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
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
It just wasn't for me. This would probably take multiple reads to unpack.srhi96'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Pregnancy
luciovalencia'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
anton13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
kay_ne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content warnings may not include all that is in the book and tags shown may be in both graphic or moderate as I didn't keep track.
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Racism, and War
Minor: Cancer
bookish_skies'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Abortion
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and War