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We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

21 reviews

rylaneli's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I loved this - I’ve enjoyed Emily Austin’s previous two novels but this is a clear favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Ableism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

deviouslyliza's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

alyrayj's review

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, and Transphobia

finnthehuman217's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sigrid’s story being told from the perspective of her sister is so well done! I love the world the book creates by telling us “here’s a suicide note” and thinking that we’re reading a collection of suicide notes because of the “Attempt Number so-and-so” chapter titles. This book is very imaginative and is really about healing from childhood trauma and sisters who never saw eye to eye finding a way back to each other. Such a beautiful story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

lila134340's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

sare1125's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexism and Transphobia

kittysgotsoul's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Transphobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

sarahthefrey's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

gh0stbird's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really fantastic novel by Emily Austin. Her best yet imo. Very emotionally heavy though. I cried throughout significant portions of this book. It felt like a very cathartic read. The characters are very relatable in a way that I think many people need to hear. 

That said, I do think the book was significantly lacking in character development. There was a small bit of character growth, but I really think Austin could have significantly trimmed the backstory-building first section of the book and (spoiler ahead)

spent a lot more time developing and building a new relationship between Sigrid and Magrit after Sigrid's suicide attempt. There is the slightest hint of this progress at the very end of the book, but I think this novel really needed much more of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia