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sopranoreader'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
chia_ie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
there are some really distressing (and detailed) scenes including both animals and humans. the story being set in 2023 is also anxiety inducing, as we are still living through a pandemic. the idea of another one so soon, and it being more severe, is scary.
i really enjoyed the main character. she felt very human. some people pointed out some inconsistencies in her character and the plot itself, but honestly if i ever did question anything, it was never significant enough to spoil the book for me
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Excrement, and Car accident
jodierose14'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction and Suicide
Minor: Miscarriage
luelle_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Vomit
clacksee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
fewer than one in a millionOur nameless heroine is pretty much the worst possible person to survive something like this. She's selfish, tedious, insipid. She wilfully condemns various helpless animals to death, acknowledging their desperation and then moving on. Not since Heathcliff and Catherine have I come across main characters I hated so intensely.
As we get to know her, we see she's been battling severe depression and crippling anxiety for years even before the pandemic. Add PTSD after the fact and, well, she doesn't cope well. But she definitely shows emotional growth over the course of the book – it just takes her a long, long, loooooong time to get there.
It reminded me a lot of Anne Corlett's The Space Between the Stars.
To be honest, I'm not certain whether I actually liked this book. For a solid 90% of it, I despised the main character. But I'll tell you what: I could not put it down. And I've got such a serious book hangover from it, that I haven't been able to get into another book since.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy