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hippiekender's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Sexual assault
bookbelle5_17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Animal death, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Rape, and Murder
yossy_cookie'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? Yes
3.0
This felt like the kind of book that needs to be studied. I think you could study every page of this book and draw conclusions about everything - the choice of words, the imagery... Even from the main characters being called Wilder (who lives on the lower levels) and Royal (who lives on the top) - I think there is so much you could explore within this book if you wanted to.
There were a lot of parts of this book I didn't enjoy though and often found it heavy going. Some of it is quite disturbing. One relief is that the book itself is quite short.
It's a book I respect, and I think it achieved what the author wanted it to achieve, but I don't think that I would say I particularly enjoyed it. I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking for a light read though.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual violence
Minor: Cannibalism and Drug use
samwhoisthat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Excrement, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, and Violence
domreadsb00ks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, and Gun violence
annihilatrix's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Violence
wcked's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
mariska17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Colonisation, Death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, and Cannibalism
tprsjr'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Murder
kaayaak's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Listened to this read by Tom Hiddleston. Great experience but not sure if I absorbed the book very well bc I kept getting lost in his voice and I’m not good at auditory learning lol. Seemed really good and well written but take my review w a biased grain of salt. It twas dark tho
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Abandonment