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fox_at_the_circus'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? No
4.25
The main character in the beginning gave me the vibes of a headmistress teaching a valuable lesson. and then she slowly becomes more frantic and personal and it is harder to follow, harder to distiguish where the 'now' ends and her retelling of past stories starts. it really grips you and makes you keep reading. Her childhood trauma and family trouble work really well with the noir feeling and also explain why she would follow this path. Her slow descend into some kind of madness (or maybe just clarity of mind) is so well-written.
I always felt a bit lost and a few steps behind everyone while reading, but so was the main character often times, and it really improved the noir reading experience.
I also learned a lot about humingbirds and salamanders in this book.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
readingrampage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic
crowcore'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So the book felt a little on the nose 😬
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Genocide, Infidelity, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Deportation
pphector'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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
kaylatee'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? No
1.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
- Lots of gun violence - Main character shares anecdotes from her childhood of her emotionally and physically abusive grandfather and mother who suffered bouts of psychosis. Not graphic, but still upsetting - Taxidermy is a main subjectsorryiambooked'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
3.5
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Car accident, and Death of parent