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malachinelson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Body horror, Slavery, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
junheechuu'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
ollie_again'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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
bill369's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I like Grandpa because he was always there for the main character and seems like he's trying his best.
From time to time, certain thing ceases to exist. Everyone except a few forget it ever existed. Those few people are at risk and mustn't let themselves get discovered to stay safe. I find this concept amusing. Yet I was pretty bored while reading. There were better parts, but I expected more.
I don't want to share any lines.
The end was well-made.
I could go without reading this book. I wouldn't want to immerse myself into the story again.
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, and Confinement
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
falltumn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Confinement, and Death
Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Toxic relationship
tiennguyen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Police brutality, and Death
Minor: Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping
tomasalbanez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Sexual violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship
jaceydemaree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement and Police brutality
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
nila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual content
perfectplaces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
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i really loved this! it was so thought provoking and also subtly horrifying.
the tone is absolutely excellent; it eases you into the world of the novel and the life of the main character and then so suddenly pulls the rug from underneath you again and again. i also really loved the story-within-a-story, though that’s where most of the triggering content is so it’s definitely skippable.
either way i felt it was a rly good and compelling take on the dystopian genre. i saw ppl in the reviews saying they felt it was unrealistic how passive the people of the protagonist’s island were, but i felt that ogawa’s approach was both compelling and arguably more realistic; much more so imo than the idea that people would largely fight back.
Graphic: Confinement and Police brutality
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death
Minor: Emotional abuse
Many of the triggers (toxic relationship, emotional abuse) take place in the story-within-a-story. These have a different font (in the printed version at least) and are easy to skip without losing anything of the main story as they serve a largely symbolic role.