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lovingsweetcheeks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault
cebadgley's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Child abuse
cyndakeel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Rape, and Child death
Minor: Cultural appropriation
lizzardbreath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Murder, and Child abuse
Moderate: Vomit, Cursing, and Sexual assault
taramaudrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault
rmperezpadilla's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual assault
gstamps's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, and Rape
horror, indigenous, slasher, supernaturalgenevakelly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault
sareebeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Gore
Moderate: Sexual assault, Incest, and Rape
taliesinrex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Jade herself is a wonderful character to see this world through. She is pessimistic and troubled, though not fully without hope somewhere in her mind - though it's not always hope for her OWN survival which I think adds a great depth and adds to the ingrained tragedy of her character. Her intense love for slasher films, finding them a source of comfort in the face of all the awful things that have happened to her, is at its core a very relatable story and one that I think contributes to her being such a fantastic POV character that you really want to see succeed even though the world around her is uncaring and downright hostile to her at times. I also really enjoyed the supporting characters, and her dynamics with characters who are sympathetic to her but unsure of how to truly help like Letha, Sheriff Hardy, and her teacher Mr. Holmes.
I will say this was my first time reading Stephen Graham Jones's work so I wasn't sure what to expect from his writing style. He definitely throws a lot at you, and his syntax is quite unlike a lot of other books I have read which took some getting used to. Once I started getting into the flow of his prose, though, it became really immersive and served as a great vehicle for the violence, tragedy, and humor throughout the book. Take heed that there's some heavy stuff revealed later on, and a whole lot of gore, but I'd definitely recommend this, especially to any horror movie fan.
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Racism, Incest, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
A traumatic childhood sexual assault is discussed, but not described in graphic detail. General mentions of racism/racist violence against Native Americans.