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biblizo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dementia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death
bookgurlie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Rape, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use
percyu's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
lanid's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Violence, Vomit, and Car accident
Minor: Sexual violence and Blood
riverestyx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Stalking, and Pregnancy
Minor: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Medical content
juls0899's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault
tigger89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Once I figured out what was going on, the non-chronological storytelling choice was genius. It takes a bit of puzzling out, but the reading experience is greatly enhanced by having to figure out where you are in time, what are the characters up to, wait a minute Paige isn't here because why? What happened!? You'll find out after several more stories, when the narrative finally gets around to it. It sounds frustrating, but due to the brevity of the stories(and the collection as a whole - it clocks in under 300 pages) it didn't bother me, because I knew I'd find out soon.
The characters featured in these stories are vividly real, but deeply flawed, individuals who make bad choices, repeatedly. Regardless, I found myself caring for them, even as I was so incredibly frustrated with their actions. This might not be everyone's cup of tea, so be aware going in that these characters are made of flaws, and it's not necessarily something that ever gets set right.
It's interesting to me that, after reading some other people's thoughts, I saw that wasn't the only one who was mistaken about the content of this collection when I picked it up. I believe it's a combination of the cover design, the title, and the way the stories were teased on the back cover, but it's funny to me that there's such a misconception that this collection features horror stories. It doesn't. On numerous occasions you may (or should) briefly be horrified, but the focus of these stories is not to evoke any kind of sustained horror. Rather, it's slice of life about family, poverty, trauma, loss, and ultimately, choosing to live.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Vomit, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infertility and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood and Car accident
maceydowns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail