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victoriaharris001's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition
I've heard it compared to This Thing Between Us, and I can see the similarities in how it explores grief, but it didn't have that same feeling of cosmic horror.
I do appreciate the themes of this book and the writing. I just don't particularly like the heavy feeling of it. I may go back to this at some other point in time.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
regen20'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
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Racial slurs and Pregnancy
sylvestra's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Deportation
Minor: Misogyny, Transphobia, and Outing
wai's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Transphobia
morecrocs'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
symabee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was my August BOTM pick, so I was aware beforehand that a lot of Spanish was used in the book, and BOTM was nice enough to send me a translation guide in my box. However I don't see how the use of Spanish is a reason to give this book a lower rating. If you read the description, and possess critical thinking skills, it shouldn't have come as a surprise that the characters sometimes spoke Spanish. If I hadn't had my translation guide, I would have just used Google translate. Yes it would have slowed me down, but that doesn't make it a bad book. I know many people's entitlement has probably led them to believe this, but authors are not obligated to cater to English speakers.
I also saw several reviews stating that this book was racist and anti-white, which is laughably absurd. The main character is a Latino man living in the United States, and he does encounter several racist white men throughout the book. And? That's reality for a lot of people. No where in this story does it say all white people are bad and you should feel shame for being white. If that was your main take away from this book, then you need to spend more time with a therapist unpacking your own baggage, and less time giving negative reviews on the internet.
Anyway, if you like dark and gritty books, definitely read this one.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Pregnancy