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thegr8estangell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
queer_venus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
amberinbookland's review against another edition
1.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
the_escapist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I thought the first half was great (tense, fast-paced, good with characters, nice balancing backstory with what's going on presently, slowly amping up dread...), the second half less so. It seemed to get slower and more samey. Or maybe it's just a taste thing because that type of horror just doesn't really capture my interest (I'm not squeamish or particularly bothered by it, it just doesn't really make me feel anything).
The ending wasn't bad, but I think it would've been far more effective if the last few chapters were cut.
Reading this taught me that I have a fairly high tolerance for terrible things happening to humans in fiction, but not animals.
For what it was aiming to be, this book did a pretty good job overall. But it didn't match my taste and what I wanted from it and I found the latter half considerably less intriguing and engrossing.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
entanglednovels's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
What the fuck was that ending? This felt overly long-winded for no reason.