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yrioona's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Genocide, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child death, Car accident, Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma
ka_cam'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence
fkshg8465'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? No
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Addiction, Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
camscampbell'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? Yes
4.0
I read the English translation (by Megan McDowell) and thoroughly enjoyed it. The structure moves around, and I never found myself annoyed by the time shifts back and forth.
It has some troubling scenes of violence, particularly of child abuse.
If you enjoyed Stephen King's It, you'll probably enjoy this. The part set in Buenos Aires in 1985–1986, in particular, reminded me of the Losers Club from that novel. Fans of Clive Barker would probably enjoy it, too. I felt some vibes of The Great and Secret Show in this in how dark it was.
My YouTube review of this book is here: https://youtu.be/M2GgCPpWEpA
Graphic: Gore, Medical trauma, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Confinement, Body horror, and Bullying
Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Classism
arayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Child abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gaslighting, Blood, Chronic illness, Gore, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Biphobia, Alcohol, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, Genocide, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Infidelity, Drug use, Rape, Infertility, Police brutality, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
tree_star's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
It's also historical, political, and queer fiction, and that together is the triforce that did me in.
The end was worth all the hours spent wondering what the evil was and that it is both part of this world and not gives me the chills... but maybe you'll see it differently.
Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Death, Torture, Body horror, Colonisation, Slavery, Blood, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Classism
Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, War, Self harm, and Vomit
Minor: Rape, Cancer, Genocide, Police brutality, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
emscordell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, and Torture
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Medical trauma, Ableism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Car accident, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Cannibalism
bluebirdegf'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, War, and Torture
Moderate: Gore, Death, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, and Confinement
Minor: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Grief
soj19'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Gore, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Death of parent
angela_iseli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Violence