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lovefromhannah'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
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Infertility, Incest, and Grief
catrickbateman's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Death
rebyreadsandwrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Confinement, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Ableism
eed8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest
readerlas'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Incest and Rape
mikayyyla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia
forgottenangstycharacter's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
jewelia'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Incest, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
kitten_nuisance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Lots of content notes for almost all the things. I really appreciated the relative lack of animal suffering. Melamed didn’t use animals to up the stakes; she left their innocent lives alone, and I love her for that.
One content note I felt really needed to be there, but haven’t seen so far in reviews, is disordered eating. If that is something you have a history with, you should know that one character restricts in an extreme way, and it’s part of what gives her any control of her life (not just appearance).
Actually far from the most upsetting part, though!… I have this weird feeling where I almost want to know more and less at the same time. A lot of topics are talked “around,” and you know what they mean, but it’s so hard to believe that it’s kind of like… maybe you really want someone to sit down and say it straight out. (I don’t mean the main gross thing that we learn is normal in this society. I’m good on that. 👍 But there are a LOT of details about how their society works that I want to know. Really does give me the feelings I had reading The Giver for the first time 25 or so years ago.)
Graphic: Eating disorder, Incest, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Moderate: Rape
Stillbirthbooknerdnative's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide, and Incest
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Rape