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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.25
I don’t know why I didn’t expect a book published in 1942 to include WWII. It was quite dark and definitely reminded me of other stories involving idiot savants.
I half expected everything to take a violent turn but it ended on a rather premature and abrupt note.
I half expected everything to take a violent turn but it ended on a rather premature and abrupt note.
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Mental illness, Misogyny, Ableism, Body shaming, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Classism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Kidnapping, and Medical content
antoniaodernein's review against another edition
informative
tense
fast-paced
3.75
Moderate: Torture and Abandonment
Minor: War
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