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scharocket's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
1.0
The amount of times genitalia or sexualization of literally anything is mentioned is ridiculous....Just gross. It reads like a horny teenager who thinks he’s "saying something" wrote this. And what that something is? I'm not sure. Whatever theme it was trying to hit, it just didn't give me enough ENOUGH to show me any actual conviction. For one moment, I think, there was commentary on climate change? Another time, it was commentary on racism (maybe?) and how people treat each other in times of crisis (possibly?)
All leading up to an ending that was no ending at all, just a lazy stoppage of 240 pages of stream-of-consciousness writing.
I had the urge to DNF at about page 16, after one particularly grotesque description of a character's genitals, but CERTAINLY not the last one.
I should listen to my DNF instincts more.
All leading up to an ending that was no ending at all, just a lazy stoppage of 240 pages of stream-of-consciousness writing.
I had the urge to DNF at about page 16, after one particularly grotesque description of a character's genitals, but CERTAINLY not the last one.
I should listen to my DNF instincts more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit
irinalast's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Dislike what is likely how most people would think, feel, and act when the worst happens. No one is a hero, not much hope in the end.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Toxic relationship, War, Grief, Alcohol, Medical content, Confinement, Terminal illness, Death, and Sexual content
ghostycell's review against another edition
DNF at 57%.
So overwritten, sex scenes so bad it could turn rabbits clerical, overly sexual descriptions of children (I can't believe this keeps happening in books??), descriptions of an entire family's genitals, icky and cynical descriptions of almost everything, narrator bounces around and hard to decipher who's talking and where, endless conversations (who talks like that?), clunky writing.
Interesting premise but no execution. This is about 40% 'just not for me' and 60% genuinely bad writing.
So overwritten, sex scenes so bad it could turn rabbits clerical, overly sexual descriptions of children (I can't believe this keeps happening in books??), descriptions of an entire family's genitals, icky and cynical descriptions of almost everything, narrator bounces around and hard to decipher who's talking and where, endless conversations (who talks like that?), clunky writing.
Interesting premise but no execution. This is about 40% 'just not for me' and 60% genuinely bad writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
ariparip's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I think it would've been better if it had an ending!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: War
robynbookworm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Racism, and Excrement
nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Vomit
passionatereader78's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
dblue236's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
What... why... but...
Did I just read a 300-page first chapter? Was that ACTUALLY the entire book? Did I really spend all that time waiting to find out what was happening only to learn... nothing at all?
Okay, I'm mad. I loved the concept of this book and the tension of it was glorious. And then just... nothing. No resolution. No explanation. No ending.
*flips table*
Three stars for no reason other than how much I really wanted to love this.
Did I just read a 300-page first chapter? Was that ACTUALLY the entire book? Did I really spend all that time waiting to find out what was happening only to learn... nothing at all?
Okay, I'm mad. I loved the concept of this book and the tension of it was glorious. And then just... nothing. No resolution. No explanation. No ending.
*flips table*
Three stars for no reason other than how much I really wanted to love this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma and Vomit
Moderate: Sexual content
spicierleaf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Abrupt ending that leaves the reader hanging in mild unease, but was a very interesting book. I enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Blood, Body horror, and Vomit
sarareadsxxx13's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
this was probably the first time in my life that I've read the book of a movie I liked and actually thought the movie was ten times better. every scene i liked in the movie wasn't even in the book. his writing style was a disaster and I don't understand how critics thought that would be a good nominee for the national book award. they don't even care about good writing anymore i swear to god. the author couldn't decide whose narrative he was telling and literally switched from one sentence to another which was so confusing and almost unbearable to read. I won't even mention the explicit sex or masturbation scenes, which added nothing to the plot and just felt like the author was getting off on them. the 1,75 stars are solely for the plot that inspired a good movie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content