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oliviareads22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Incest, Grief, and Gore
capricornrisingbby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Racial slurs, Incest, Murder, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Racism, Islamophobia, and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Rape
bookbabe0614's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Body horror, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Antisemitism, Grief, Addiction, Death, Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
v_neptune'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Mental illness, Death, Cursing, Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, and Fatphobia
riya_mishra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide
Moderate: Racial slurs, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Murder, Homophobia, and Incest
rosyhumbug's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore and Murder
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Sexual content
ewwniamh'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia and Incest
bugcollector's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
the premise of this dark academia manifesto is a clique of classics students influenced by greek lit and their charismatic teacher 'discovering' murder.
however, it was hard for me to find julian enchanting, even through the romanticizing eyes of richard,
and the connection to greek wasn't there beyond surface level.
i wish we got more than one class with him to understand why he influenced them this greatly, and what did the group come about when "meeting Dionysus".
the bit about what george orwell ("king of morals") had to say about Julian's character felt too in your face ("look, julian is actually immorall!)
also what's the deal with the homophobia
yeah, they killed off bunny so most of the slurs stopped , but then Francis is falling for the straights and merrying a gal '-'
i did love Henry's character, and how you could see him manipulate and master their daily decisions. but again what's his connection to Julian beyond that?
There's also a bit about richard, mr nothing in his soul but obsessive, daydreaming about raping camilla which came out of nowhere.
The book starts with Richard telling us 'the only story he will ever be able to tell.' i guess bexause of that i asummed there would be a reason he's telling it, or that it would sum up in something he wrote. didn't expect the 2000s disney movie ending montage about what everyone's up to today (and i mean everyone, some characters I even forgot existed)
Graphic: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Incest, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Rape
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Gore, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Medical trauma, Addiction, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Racism
tramonta'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore
Moderate: Classism, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Incest
Minor: Rape and Ableism
ajeanx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, and Drug use
Minor: Incest