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legere_libros'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Police brutality
skogsheks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Incest
fluoresensitive's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic
hippieonsteroids's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit
erica_reads_things'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism
Minor: Incest and Stalking
everyotherpageorso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Well written but it’s a book you endure rather than enjoy, which I guess is the point.
In the novel’s very clear reference to this incident, it is Jay who is allowed to leave with the injured and naked Tran, despite the protestations of an unnamed black musician, who is ignored and berated with slurs.
While I understand the objective of putting a real life example of police incompetence (especially when it pertains to marginalized victims) in the novel, I still think it’s disrespectful to the victim’s memory, as it seemed to me that it was not so much a reference or allusion as it was a line-by-line fictionalization of a real murder, eroticized through the perspective of his murderers. Yes, we do get Tran’s perspective during this as well, but I don’t think this offsets the disrespect of it.
Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide
jully_bean's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
erkkmoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol
dmcvey2719's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Murder
sigynmoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Suicide
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality