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yushi_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
ivealsoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
eib_21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
soumya_singhal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
liliandra's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Abuse
Drug Use
Harassment
Child Abuse
Suicide
Self Harm
Racial Slurs
Racism
Homophobia
Misscommunication
Forced Prostitution
Rape
Beating
Pedophilia
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
brianna_reading5's review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
kystalerin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
this book was an emotional rollercoaster for me. i didn’t cry as i expected myself to because most people said that they did but i did and still do feel numb and empty after finishing it. the sadness and pain i felt was conveyed through numbness and emptiness. i couldn’t stop thinking about Jude, his friends, his past and his journey in going through life. i felt so much anger when i got to the part where his past was revealed because it was most definitely f’ed up and what’s worse was when you think about it, it’s probably, oh most definitely happening out there in the real world. i wished i could get into the book and give Jude a big warm hug every time he tried to blame himself for all the messed up things that others have done to him, whenever he thinks he’s not good enough or that he doesn’t deserve kindness and love (this one hits different for me, sadly). i loved how this book also focuses on the love and friendships Jude had with the good people around him, the silver linings of his life instead of it just being 800+ pages of pain. definitely look into the trigger warnings before reading this book btw.
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder
parkersjoint's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
i have a lot of issues with this book though. this slight review will not spoil anything or going into the plot—though i have a handful of things i could say—but for starters, this book has no reason to be this long. it can be overrrrrrly detailing and spend 2 pages on an 2 minute time pass of something that was a flashback 2 christmases ago. it’s ridiculous.
speaking of flashbacks—the writing style hanya has written this book in is not tasteful for me. it bounces around and time jumps and i found myself having to think harder or remind myself that *this* certain thing is a flashback and *this* is what is happening at this second—i shouldn’t be doing that? idk. and it blends the flashbacks dialogue WITH what current state is happening it’s annoying.
the establishment of the year dates and the time period this book takes place in is basically nonexistent. there aren’t any pop culture references to give you a sense of the year & that was something in the back of my head that bothered me. the chapters are at minimum 2-3 for each of the 7 or so “sections of this book” so IMAGINE how long they are ahahaha.
i don’t hate this book.
i don’t love it.
i thought it was ‘more’ thank ok.
but i will never read it again.
and i’m glad it’s out the way :)
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Kidnapping
thebookfetishist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Also, his very first boyfriends character seemed very fanfictiony & super unrealistic. I feel like his motivations to abuse Jude were really unclear & the fact none of his friends noticed the severness of what was going on baffled me because in my understanding it was established that they (especially Willem) kept a close eye on him and knew him generally speaking well enough to notice the slightest bits about him being off.
Nevertheless, I can say that a lot of the characters grew on me & to this day I sometimes have to stop in my tracks to allow my thoughts to fully circle back to them for a few moments, before being able to resume my mundane daily tasks :).
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Blood, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
cstein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol