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laurenmiller100's review against another edition
3.75
“Fear is learning to run from me. Not the other way around.”
Someone on Goodreads called this book the thorniest of roses, and I have to agree. As others have mentioned, big time trigger warnings on this. It’s vulgar, disturbing, beautiful, brutal, mysterious, magical, and deeply upsetting. Definitely a unique read, but one that I struggled with because the content is so difficult. The plot can be winding, vague, and hard to follow because it’s written as poetry. I don’t have much of a mind for poetry even though I love it, so I don’t know that I really followed all the events of this story. That said, what did make a huge impact on me is the feeling that Tagaq is trying to get across. The ending is beautiful and horrible. Tragic and disquieting. I am glad I read it, and I hope to never read it again.
“We are reverberations of our ancestors and songs of our present selves. It is very quiet in the future as it is in the deep past. The quiet. We always live among the dead. It’s scary but the quiet is our true home. This is why we must make the most of our gristle and meat. We must celebrate being harnessed into our bodies. We are a product of the immense torque that propels this universe. We are not individuals but an accumulation of all that lived before.”
- Characters: 6
- Atmosphere/Setting: 10
- Writing Style: 8
- Plot: 7
- Intrigue: 8
- Logic/Relationships: 4
- Enjoyment: 2
Graphic: Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Drug use, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Alcohol
Descriptions are extremely graphic and disturbing.drs's review against another edition
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment
eggboy397's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Rape, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, and Self harm
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
wirt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Addiction, Death, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
greenrowan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Child abuse, and Alcohol
chrispybacon's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Body shaming
Couldnt add it to the triggers bit: Infanticide and Beastiality (bruh)foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Incest, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, and Pregnancy
emory'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
Graphic: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Colonisation, Drug abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit
A few depictions and mentions of, albeit in dreams and myth, bestiality.emsim's review against another edition
Graphic: Pedophilia, Drug use, Alcohol, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Bullying
kassiopeija's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Addiction