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barbarianmissy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was very very funny, and I did really enjoy the absurdity of it all, albeit sometimes the humour wasn’t my particular cup of tea. I also saw the ending coming from a mile away and there was almost too much emphasis on Charlie being a “beta-male”, so therefore my lack of stars. But it was a fun ride overall! I really enjoyed the surrealism and the hell hounds and the squirrel people though!
I would recommend this book as a nice palette cleanser if you’re looking for a fun easy going read!
Good pick, book club!
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, Gun violence, Racism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Grief
yarnmouse's review against another edition
Graphic: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Death, Xenophobia, and Racism
illegalitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Animal death, and Death of parent
bean_7088's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Like..
The 1 star is only because the premise is interesting.
I had this book on my shelf for years because it sounded interesting and I'm kind of upset it took up space on my shelf for the that long 🙃
Charlie's only personality trait is incel beta-male. I've never heard the words "beta-male" so much in my life.
The racism, sexism, anti-transness, Islamophobia... it was wild.
Literally referred to a character as a "Fuck Puppet" for several pages.
The amount of creepy breast staring. The sexual advances towards Lily, who had been working at the store since she was like 15... it’s just so much gross.
There are two dogs in story, one named Mohammed. LITERALLY for one scene where the main character and his kid who can kill people are walking and say the dogs name as a Muslim man walks by, gets mad that the dogs name is Mohammed, and spends the rest of his time alive dancing around yelling "INFIDELS!" Until the death baby kills him by calling him Kitty.
The scene where Charlie finds Lily riding Ray, in the store after she offered herself to Charlie. Her saying it's for charity.
There are so many scene like these.
I read the reviews saying how witty and funny it is and I'm baffled! I like dark and weird humor. I am not immune to offensive jokes. I just expect them to be funny.
I'm just glad this was a standalone book.
Graphic: Racism, Islamophobia, Transphobia, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Antisemitism, and Misogyny
foxwithsoxonfortknox'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? N/A
1.5
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Violence
celestialkiddy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent