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dereksilva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Death
Minor: Homophobia, Torture, and Suicide
sophie_paterson's review against another edition
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death
laurenkimoto's review
- 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
3.75
I can understand why this won a Booker Prize and I can agree with that but overall wasn’t my favourite book.
Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug use, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Grief
lydia_reads'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia
Minor: Torture
abbie_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Torture, War, Blood, Addiction, Child death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Homophobia
georgieleighreads'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, War, Physical abuse, Genocide, Child death, Car accident, Torture, Suicide, Police brutality, Gore, Death, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault
bethsicle's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Murder, Homophobia, War, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Car accident, Torture, Outing, Cursing, Colonisation, Alcohol, Child death, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Addiction, Classism, Hate crime, Drug use, Blood, Gore, and Genocide
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment
emjbarnes'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Death, Police brutality, Racism, Murder, Infidelity, Gun violence, Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Torture, and War
Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexism
Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
alecrigdon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Child death, War, Murder, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content
joannasomasundaram'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Murder, War, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug use, Child death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Genocide
Minor: Car accident, Alcohol, and Blood