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dukeofbacon'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 cruelty, Emotional abuse, Suicide, War, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death of parent
pazfauxster's review against another edition
Graphic: War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
malebrina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia
hippiequeen'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Mental illness
skimgoth'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The San Francisco chronicle calls it “stark and haunting”
NYT Bestselling Internet Aunt Sara says “omg listen to the San Francisco Chronicle”
God, I have so much I could say, but I think it boils down to:
this book made really horrible stuff really elegant and cut nightmares out of crisp, accessible prose.
The character of Harelip. The maid. Those boys. What happened to each of the parents. That last chapter. Shaking, grateful I read it, changed, inspired as an artist, deeply bothered.
I think I’m going to write a note to my children about how “this book is A LOT to parse as an adult so please don’t get a wild hair and read it yet” and stick it in the cover before putting it up on a shelf. My kids are like me. If a book is around, they might read it, especially if I put it on a high shelf. This one is WAY too readable, like at any age, and they could get thru it. So a “last warning” note for when they find a chair to get to my grownup books. Lmao
(This is a trilogy but I only bought it for the first one, no plans to read the other two for now)
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Excrement, Gore, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Incest, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Animal death, Gun violence, Confinement, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Excrement, Blood, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Addiction, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury
pumby'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, War, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Deportation, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
federica123's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Murder, Incest, Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Pedophilia, War, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, and Gore
snow_leopard's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Incest, Death of parent, Child death, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and War
sofiaacanepa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, Dementia, Incest, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Child death, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, War, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Antisemitism and Police brutality