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jmeyers888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Racism
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and War
thewizardofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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: Child abuse, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
mlf1021's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was also a super interesting premise and had some really cool world building as well.
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Child abuse
melitta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
krzzykitty92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse and Blood
PTSD repkrissysbooked's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail
phantomgecko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
There were a lot of characters, but even the shortlived ones had enough personality for all of them to be distinct characters. Some were meant to likable, others unlikable, but others still were open to either option. Or neither.
There were a lot of perspective shifts, which usually bothers me (especially multiple shifts within a single scene), but it fed the fast pace of the book. It also helped give dimension to so many people.
Mack's super upsetting backstory was an interesting facet of the story. Of all the motivations in the story, hers was the wildest to me. It made perfect sense, but woof. Like, you have "I am tired of being a door-to-door salesman" and even "I was banished from my polygamist cult" which feel solid and normal (ish). Then Mack's like, "Yeah hiding is kinda my thing (tm) because
I resonated with the social commentary so I didn't mind it. For example, the book divided them into two groups: losers and hustlers, but really, they were all unhappy and unsuccessful. A fun reminder that we have more in common than we think. And then the extensive emphasis on what is or isn't hard work and what people do or don't deserve... (For real, multiple times, my husband has started a conversation this morning about current events, and I was like, "So I just read this book..."...)
Also, a faithful movie adaptation would be incredible.
A lot lot lot of language though, so that's not my favorite.
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Child abuse and Lesbophobia
Gratuitous f-wordjenc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
kcelena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ereadkie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Gore