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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
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Police brutality, and War
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 subject