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klamsc's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship
em33l1's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Wouldn’t recommend. I can see how it could’ve been something actually worthy of being called an author’s “magnum opus” but the execution just wasn’t there for me. On to the next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
oliveseidler's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexism, Death, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
saltydough's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
To be frank, this book was not for me. I started it because I wanted to try something new, but it quickly became a slog. The biggest problem was that I hated all of the characters. I thought they were all terrible people with no redeeming qualities, which made it hard to root for any one of them in particular. Though there was some action that some might find enjoyable, the story often got bogged down in extended side tangents about characters' backgrounds and psychological trauma. Much of the story was really quite repulsive, and some passages were difficult to read. The only part I enjoyed even a little bit were some of the deeper philosophical themes that were discussed, mostly drawn from Buddhism. But honestly, reading straight-up Buddhist theology would probably be more enjoyable than this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Gun violence
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