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petit_lecteur'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
batcaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
ksuazo94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Death, Vomit, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Cancer, Cursing, Alcohol, Medical content, Mental illness, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism
ecn'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
The ending did seem to speed by a bit quicker than I could follow but I think it added to the fever dream quality of it.
If you like black mirror, A24, and (kind of) Get Out, you’re going to LOVE this
The only reason this wasn’t a 5 was because of how loose the horror elements are. The looming presence seems to jump around a lot and leaves us with more questions than (any?) answers. While this typically works, I wish I had one thread to grab onto just so I can understand what was going on. But maybe that’s the point…
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Racism, and Stalking
emilym13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The most challenging aspect of this book is how sad and emotional it is. The grief felt by the characters is so strong that is seems to seep out of the pages themselves. This book is heavy, dark, and emotional; and thus may not be the best choice for all readers or all occasions. However, the sadness is this book does not feel exploitative, over the top, or pointless; it is not sad for sadnesses sake and there is a lot the reader takes away with them aside from a good cry. As someone who can struggle to get though sad stories, this one was definitely worth it.
Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual content and Racism
Those who are struggling with suicidal ideation/tendencies should reconsider reading this bookembat333'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
4.0
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Mental illness
lexarch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, Death, and Animal death