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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.
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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