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itsapollo'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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Antisemitism
Minor: Sexual violence
creataav's review against another edition
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Incest
rainerasnic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship
pelledorso'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Incest and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
icarusandthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
the writing was impressive, the characters and their development smooth and spiralling like a vortex of water. their decline was obvious, yet so gradual and gracious that later one is left wondering, how could it come to this? how could the same characters that felt new and strange and beautifully secretive at the beginning, discussing greek prepositions in the library, become so fucked up and alien?
i went into this book expecting dark academia, a romantic murder accompanied by sweet greek verses and justified with latin proverbs. well, this was dark academia - for maybe the first hundred pages. after that it turned into a sort of psychological thriller but filled with alcohol and drugs, homer and thoroughly morally grey characters that had no sense of reality and being, in a sleepy town that felt as wicked and grey as its inhabitants.
i lost the book's story line and supposed purpose out of sight rather quickly - the time richard got pneumonia, to be exact. that was the first "what am i reading?"-moment of many yet to come.
and still, i found myself reading for hours straight, leisurely, curious and enticed. a little confused, a little enthralled.
this book was as unpredictable as life itself, and as tempting as a cult.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Classism
777reagan'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Suicide attempt
hippejulia'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Sexual violence, and Vomit
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Car accident, and Classism
noo'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
stvalentine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Racism, and Classism
scytheria'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Murder, and Toxic friendship