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sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
This was a tough read (and I can't really say I "enjoyed" it in the traditional sense) but it was timely and well-written. Each character’s perspective feels unique and alive, and their actions are believable even when they're terrible. I felt like the demonstration of a person being seduced into doing increasingly awful things on behalf of a right-wing political party was realistic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child death, Excrement, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Suicide
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challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book surprised me and I felt that it ended too quickly. Though the characters aren’t exactly likeable, I wanted to know what would happen to them next. Though the book is centered around the end of one person’s life, the life of the other characters seems to be just beginning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Islamophobia, Excrement, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Transphobia, Rape, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Confinement
Minor: Fatphobia
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