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dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece of thematic development. This was insanely good. Intensely readable, almost addictively so.
Not to be mean, but another reviewer said "this could have been 150 pages shorter and with no Kevin." Yeah. It definitely could have been. But then we wouldn't have the entire thematic canvas that is Kevin, and it would be a fundamentally different story. It's like saying The Secret History could've been 100 pages shorter and with neither of the twins. Or that Klara and the Sun could've been 100 pages shorter and with no Rick. Yeah, it sure could have been! Maybe the fact that they're, you know, here instead of not might make us, you know, read the book differently.
Not to be mean, but another reviewer said "this could have been 150 pages shorter and with no Kevin." Yeah. It definitely could have been. But then we wouldn't have the entire thematic canvas that is Kevin, and it would be a fundamentally different story. It's like saying The Secret History could've been 100 pages shorter and with neither of the twins. Or that Klara and the Sun could've been 100 pages shorter and with no Rick. Yeah, it sure could have been! Maybe the fact that they're, you know, here instead of not might make us, you know, read the book differently.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Police brutality
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