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leafy_literature's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, and Classism
a1exander'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
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Abortion, and Death of parent
gondorgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, and Abortion
Minor: Death of parent
aliyachaudhry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming and Abortion
voxelbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, and Abortion
laurenleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion
caties_books's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Abortion
lynette_reads'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? No
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
fuzzythealmighty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
- It misrepresented itself in its synopsis. This book advertises itself as a "modern gothic" but it take place in the mid 90s which is now far from modern. It also is not as dark or atmospheric as it claims.
- There are many many inconsistencies in the book. Most of these are inconsistencies in characterization, but there are some in the plot which makes it difficult to suspend disbelief. For example,
The fact that the school new the details of Rose's father's death, which Rose and her mother tried to keep hidden, but not the fact that Rose's mother was an outspoken feminist. - The book has a very narrow conceptualization of dark academia.
- Arguably, the worst bit of this book is it's fake feminism. This book was lauded as feminist literature, again a misrepresentation, when the feminism in it is very underdeveloped. It lacks intersectionality. The mentions of sexuality and race in this book are not explored in a meaningful way. The cast, and tone and ethos and etc., of this book was exceptionally white, cis, and straight. It didn't address these issues brought up in the book enough. Rose was raised by a prominent feminist but disliked feminism. I also felt she was exceptionally judgmental of other women. Many Greco-Roman stories were used in this text and the author did not discuss actual current feminist critiques of this text. The discussion around autonomy and choice was honestly disheartening. She basically describes women having no choices as a good thing that changed history.
- Finally, there were so many issues that this book could have touched on that it didn't including: colonialism, socioeconomic status, autonomy, cultural transfer, education, and the meaning of indoctrination. I know that this book technically discussed class, but it was done in such a way that it didn't explicitly critique how wealth is hoarded and maintained by taking from other people.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Abortion, and Gaslighting