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e_liz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gore, Violence, Child death, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Body horror and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
brookey8888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Vomit
realalexmartin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
johannacecicilia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Death
Moderate: Murder
violet_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Abortion and Vomit
sunsetcity'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, and Toxic relationship
etosaurus's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Ableism, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Gore
Minor: Blood
otherworlds's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Cursing, Grief, and Vomit
Minor: Infertility
rorikae's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I honestly think that it is best to go into this book knowing as little as possible but what I can say about the plot is that it follows Margot, a girl who lives with her emotionally abusive mother. Her mother has never told her anything about her family and so when Margot finds out where her grandmother lives, she heads off to learn more about her past.
There are so many reasons why I think this book is a masterpiece. Power's plotting is impeccable. She drops hints slowly and steadily and each new piece of information just made me want to read faster. It's a strange book but Power handles the strangeness well by pairing it with quick, clear writing. The story is told in first person, and this works extremely well because as the reader, we have just as much information as Margot does. This also makes the emotional abuse and manipulation by her mother and grandmother visceral. I found that I was confused throughout the book but that worked because Margot was confused as well. The confusion throughout the book was rewarded by an answer at the end that made it all worth it. This story is incredible and makes me more excited for what Power writes next. If you're looking for something mysterious and strange, I cannot recommend 'Burn Our Bodies Down' enough.
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Vomit
nxclx's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
All spoilers ahead: Some of the content warnings happen toward the end and so are a bit spoilery but are important to know as it gets dark kinda fast