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Moderate: Grief
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent
The subject of this book is of course very different from her Harry Potter books, and I was unsure if it was for me. But I was pleasantly surprised and realky got sucked into all the characters and their stories.
It did take quite some time to build everything up. And I have to admit that I needed a cheat sheet from time to time to remember all the characters and how they were related to each other. I wasn't a fan of how the POV would sometimes change within a paragraph and had to backtrack a few times because of it. Also there were a few uses of parentheses that were so long that I got confused why there was a closing bracket on its own, only to look back and see the opening backet more than a full page back.
Having said that; I really got into the goings on in Pagford and The Fields. I loved how all characters felt very real and morally grey. At times it felt kinda like watching a soap series, with lots of drama and a big cast of characters that we follow in turn.
It's nothing like Harry Potter. But what it does have in common with it is the compelling characters and the setting that feels very real and alive.
Trigger warnings for so many things, read at your own caution. And buy the book secondhand if you'd like to read it, to not support Terfs.
4/5 stars
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief
Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Homophobia
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Racial slurs, Self harm, Grief
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent
Minor: Pedophilia, Pregnancy