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moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
I'm not sure that I've totally wrapped my head around the book completely. This strange story is told going between characters and between times. There were fourth wall breaks and explorations of how things may have gone differently, as well as insight on grief and memory. Thematically, there are a lot of profound things to unpack. However, if you are a plot person, you will come out of it far more unsettled that I am. There are a lot of everyday "plotless" points in order to (in theory) discover what is behind the mystery of the tapes.
I feel like this is one I'm going to have to process and maybe reread to totally get it (and there were enough compelling bits that I would like to). I had an interesting time with it nonetheless.
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Eating disorder, and Abandonment
Parental abandonment, car crashes, emotionally disturbing scenes,necroplasm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Car accident
Moderate: Blood and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol
retswerb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Car accident, and Mental illness
davidrb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
NOT a horror novel.
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness
dogfishpoem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Violence
meaghanelizabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Religious bigotry
crownofsage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Car accident and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Minor: Kidnapping and Torture
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