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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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
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 and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Murder
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
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, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
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, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Sexual content, and Classism
Minor: Ableism and Rape
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: Drug use, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Incest
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Gore and Car accident
kylahspages'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism