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five_rats_in_a_trenchcoat'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
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Confinement and Death
Minor: Self harm, Stalking, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia
carolined's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Cursing, Suicide, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, and Classism
livlostinstereo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
However, the reason I’m giving this a 3 star rating: the resolution of the supernatural/mysterious causes of all the strangeness going on is lacking. The characters aren’t particularly lovable(though I must admit, we all know a Janet), which isn’t an issue, but the resolution doesn’t quite answer any of the questions. I have my theories but I would have loved a more thorough answer to some of the questions presented.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Body horror, Car accident, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting
madamelacy's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Animal death, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Classism, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
The story isn’t resolved at the end so it’s up to the reader to decide what really happened.caitsidhe's review
- 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
4.25
I really liked this book. The prose fits the story well and the unnamed narrator is a great gothic protagonist - she resembles the main character in the Turn of The Screw, being an unreliable narrator with a history, repressed sexual desire, and notably a hatred of the blooming sexuality of young women.
The tension in Hare House builds slowly through careful use of atmosphere and horrific events. Cass is a fascinating character and very accurate for a traumatised 17 year old - in equal parts charming, annoying, and disturbing, all of those filtered through the faulty interpretation of the narrator.
The ending is creepy, and it doesn't leave everything nicely wrapped up and explained.
Recommended.
Graphic: Infidelity, Animal death, Car accident, and Mental illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Confinement, Bullying, and Misogyny
Minor: Classism, Cursing, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Death, and Emotional abuse
rcsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
The pace is too slow and if you're going to be an unreliable narrator at least try to trick me into liking you or caring at all about what happens to you.
Also, the ending was too ambiguous and left to many questions that didn't make a lot of sense.
It was alright, I guess. Meh!
Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Mental illness, and Car accident
Minor: Death of parent and Death