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linnylionheart's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide, Torture, Child death, Gore, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Terminal illness
description of childbirthdwager's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This book is early Dickens, and wanders a bit in terms of the story line. It is a dark and melodramatic look at the underworld of Victorian England, much darker than any adaptation I've seen. The characters are archetypes of criminals, innocent child, benevolent grandfather, etc.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Physical abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, and Deportation
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