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Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Infertility, Vomit
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief, War
Moderate: Infertility
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, War
Found it hard to sympathize with Eddie. I normally like characters that can be hard to root for, but Eddie didn’t fit the bill. The more people he met in heaven to explain his life, the more irritated I got with Eddie. His life goes against many of my own morals and maybe that’s why. I tried to keep an open mind and meet the books end to understand the character better but it didn’t happen.
The way this book makes you see the “good side” of abusive and shitty people is absolutely gross. What was especially out of touch was Ruby telling Eddie to forgive his father when she is a total stranger to him and his situation . His father was abusive and self righteous. This is one of the morals that contradict mine. Forgiveness isn’t necessary to move on.
The writing was simple. Nothing spectacular about it. It is interesting to read a piece of fiction by someone who primarily works in non-fiction. It really reads in the writing style. I do think this story could’ve been shorter and I’m glad it wasn’t longer.
Ending
I really wanted to like this book and I had expectations going into it. Maybe that contributed to my disappointment in it.
Side note: I also did not appreciate how the little child was described at the end of the book and it turned my mood sour for it.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual harassment
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault
Graphic: War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infertility