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King’s in-depth research resulted in details that bring the past to life - TV shows, advertisements, hair products, clothing styles, food. The cursing didn’t seem in keeping, though. My parents were the same generation as Jake, the protagonist and I don’t think middle class people would have cursed; they certainly wouldn’t have used the more vulgar words. (I’m not against cursing at all, but I don’t think it fits with the characters.)
Unfortunately, the book is bloated. It would have been better if it were about a third shorter. Also, as with all stories with annoying characters, I just wanted to shake Jake and tell him to get on with it.
I’m glad I read it and I think the story and the details are good but it was just way too long.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Stalking
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Car accident, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Sexism, Terminal illness, Car accident
Update: will i be thinking about this book forever and ever?
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Medical content, Alcohol
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, War
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt