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loonyruni2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Bullying, Gore, and Blood
courtnyklly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Torture, and Self harm
Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
nataliemaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
kyra_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Animal death, Murder, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Child death
netsreik'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Body horror, Cannibalism, Self harm, Violence, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship
waverlyloyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Murder, Torture, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Blood
soppysays's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Vomit, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Child death, and Violence
jackalopecore'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Vomit, Body shaming, Murder, Cannibalism, Bullying, and Torture
Minor: Excrement, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
coralinejones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I wish the characters had a bit more life to them. They were explained in a series of tropes in the beginning of the book and that was, for the most part, all we were given with them? I know character description and development isn't the big point of this book, and there were more horrors to uncover than "The Fat One" or "The Big Jock", but I found myself disengaged at certain points because of this? Like, I could find these boys in literally any coming-of-age movie/tv show with an all male cast. Stranger Things, Stand By Me, The Outsiders, The Goonies... Nothing original.
However... The parts of this book that were good were honestly TOO good. I found myself glued to the pages until the story cut away (for a news report or a flashback, which are littered throughout the chapters) and then I was uninterested again until the plot picked back up. The conversations between the characters were heartfelt and felt realistic at times. The world building could've been better, but what we got was honestly stunning.
If the characters weren't so cliché, if the writing was better, and if the plot wasn't straightforward and predictable, I would've rated this higher. I can't say I'd recommend this to anyone (not with the graphic body gore, obscene animal abuse for no reason, and the okay writing), nor would I read this again.
Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Animal death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Cannibalism
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Cursing
kuukun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Animal death, Self harm, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Suicide attempt
Absolutely not for sensitive readers.