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lateromantic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
None of these tags are as graphic as they sound - the book explores the difficult feelings surrounding death rather than being a graphic depiction of such events.polkapunkband's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
j_squaredd'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, and Murder
graceesford's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
sws_1319'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
altogether it was an interesting and unique read. I did find some of the book a little tedious and hard to get through, but overall the book was interesting. Enjoyed reading it!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
the tags have all been tagged in the explicit section. Although none are described in masses of detail, some of them did make me feel uncomfortable and they are themes that run throughout the book. The narrator, Wolf, struggles with mental health issues due to his past which relates to a lot of these tags. I would advise to read with caution, even though some of it isn’t explicit it is obviously hinted at and talked aboutrieviolet'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? It's complicated
3.5
I think that when it worked for me, it worked really really well and I was left really impressed by the writing style and the profound and poignant exploration of a certain topic. However, when it didn't work, it really really didn't work for me and I just felt very confused and like the narrative style had been overdone a bit too much.
Also, some sections where the character of Death was talking sounded to me too much like an essay, maybe too much "telling, and not showing", not very subtly handled.
At times it felt a bit overly graphic (the list of content warnings is so long that, honestly, it'd be easier to say what is not included) and I'm not sure if it was really necessary for the story. So many examples of very brutal crimes are included and the section with example after example of different types of deaths is quite taxing to get through.
I think it was a bit of a mixed bag for me but I'm still glad to have tried something a bit out of of my literary comfort zone.
You grow and
become who you are
you grow into your shape
I could have been anything
but this was the shape the world
carved into me.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Fatphobia, Torture, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, and War
katiewhocanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Cannibalism
michmoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Death of parent
Minor: Slavery and Vomit
unwise_samwise'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault