Scan barcode
immovabletype's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Body shaming, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Mass/school shootings
katertotz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Drug use, Eating disorder, Animal death, Child abuse, and Classism
jbfletcher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Classism, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Animal death, and Ableism
jareadforfilth'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gore, Vomit, Kidnapping, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Slavery, and Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
eccentricutie's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Racism, Homophobia, Sexism, Rape, Animal death, Eating disorder, Drug use, Self harm, and Cultural appropriation
thiscryptidreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book is dripping with 80's nostalgia. Grady Hendrix is great at setting a scene and immersing you into the book. I listened to it on audiobook and all it was missing was background music fit to be played by John Cusack's boombox. I don't consider this book scary but the 1st 50% is setting the scene for the demon in this tale and really, it's simply pure teenage trauma and was hard to listen to at parts. If you have past trauma with bullying eating disorders, religious trauma or have issues with confrontations this book might be rough and once things get moving it really hurls towards the ending in a quick paced pile of events that will leave you sitting there going what the heck?
If you watched the movie 1st and are now reading the book they are not the same, the ending is completely different
-------------------- spoilers below this line----------------------
.
.
.
.
---------------------spoilers begin here-------------------------
Elaborating to the trigger warnings above, the animal abuse includes the family dog, on page description of his death and the grief caused by it after. A Prominent side characters inclusion in the demons' plans included her being tricked that their pastor was in love with her and resulted in her attempted public suicide with partial nudity. During the exorcism both girls are described as being touched inappropriately by invisible "demon" hands and can be triggering for those who have suffered from past Sexual Abuse.
Graphic: Body horror, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Bullying, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Suicide attempt, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Tw: Alcohol, Animal death, Assault, Attempted murder, Attempted suicide, Blood, Cheating, Child abuse (physical, on page), Cults (mentions of satanic cults), Demons, Drug abuse, Eating disorders, Emesis (graphic), Gore, Hallucinations, Homophobia, Misogyny, Poisoning, Potential rape (accusations of and suggestion) Racist language, Self-harm, Sexism.tiernanhunter'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Gun violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Forced institutionalization
multiplyoctopi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Death, Drug use, and Gun violence
frankieclc's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Vomit, Animal death, Body horror, Eating disorder, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Fatphobia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abortion, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, and Racism
wongmel21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Classism, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Child abuse
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Self harm, and Classism