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paltrindome'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
“We find ourselves in loss and we are who we are - vulnerable beings, like stripped starling chicks that fall naked from their nests and hope they'll be picked up again.”
“ ‘One day I’d like to go to myself,’ I say quietly, pushing the pin into the soft flesh of my navel. I bite my lip so as not to make a sound, and a trickle of blood runs down to the elastic of my pants and soaks into the fabric.”
However, the explorations of sexuality and violence are not necessarily gratuitous — the scenes serve as Rijneveld’s comment that grief can be repulsive, something that simply cannot be categorised as sadness or anguish. Nevertheless, Rijneveld also depicts the more conventional nature of grief.
The third act thus felt, at best, unnecessary, or at worst, contrived to the point that it tarnished the well-crafted exploration of intergenerational religious trauma.
“Lots of people want to run away, but the ones who really do rarely announce it beforehand: they just go."
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Child abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Suicide
meaghanelizabook'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide, Death, Excrement, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Incest, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
rosalind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Xenophobia, Animal death, Child death, Excrement, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Body horror, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Death of parent
gabb_reads'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
2.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pedophilia, Incest, Grief, Excrement, Death, and Antisemitism
courtney23'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? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Self harm
jackbifrost'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
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Bullying, Vomit, Gore, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder
emudds'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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia
wrackcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Incest
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death
faloneran'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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Incest
catherinemorganowen'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
1.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia