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bentoush'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Blood, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Addiction
01ivia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Torture, Animal death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, and Sexual content
Minor: Murder, Drug use, and Addiction
maevebm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Pregnancy, Cursing, Drug use, and Infidelity
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abortion
mklein319's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Bullying, Classism, Infidelity, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
abbyb23'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Addiction
Overall, it’s an intense book with a significant amount of gore.samseyz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Violence
Minor: Addiction
emmas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Drug use
spacescape's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book is an example of why I have a difficult time reading novels. After finishing & reflecting, there is one main character whom didn't need to exist at all, which would have cut out many unnecessary and shock-value pages. A letter to this individual--several pages on its own--could have been struck with it. Additionally, a particular argument between two other main characters is completely nonsensical.
I'll pause here to add some positive things: the setting of a dying Midwest town is perfect (even though a street-level description for part of the town only comes at the end, confusingly). The ideas of gentrification, the Midwest, mental disorders of several varieties, living far too deep in one's own head, drug abuse, and economic challenges are very well-woven into the whole story.
The ultimate frustration is that this novel could be a good 25% shorter, which would have made it better. Longer does not equal better, writers!
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Addiction, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abandonment and Drug abuse
tangerinetea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, and Drug abuse
heatherjchin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use