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viccocha'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
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Sexism, Murder, Cursing, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief
abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Violence
libraryofpeculiar'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
3.0
The writing wasn't bad, but the story kept on dragging on and on and on. The pace was painfully slow. I wasn't really interested in things that were going on, and the fact I've seen the movie before reading didn't contribute to this since I already knew what was going to happen.
I also found Theo to be incredibly stupid, and his several existential crisis had me soooo annoyed. Dunno, this book didn't really give me any pleasure whatsoever... I can't say that it was a bad book, but simply nothing in it happened to be my cup of tea. The movie was better because it cut out all the boring and unnecessary parts, which was like a good portion of the book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
chyneyee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Initially, I thought this story was similar to A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. It involves a roller coaster of emotions and dealing with tragedy and loneliness. The starting of the story was very intriguing, and I was really engrossed in the story with encouraging anticipation. Unfortunately, when the story reached the Las Vegas part, it tremendously changed my opinions about this book. It was getting dull, probably because we had to live in the desert with Theo and Boris. There was no one else he could talk to, or anything else could be done at such an isolated place except sharing their drugs and drinking life with us. That part was a huge struggle, and I wasn't sure how to move forward. I think the only part I'm looking forward to at that stage is Mr Silver's appearance. The pace was slow, and suddenly it was like a derailed train after it started progressively well. The tone, pace and story's direction seem changed since the Vegas part.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
sehnsucht's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Domestic abuse
adamparrishlover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Grief
lil_may13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Car accident and Domestic abuse
book_perk'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
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Car accident, Bullying, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, and Violence
martu_pm'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: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Infidelity
danye0914's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder