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reggiethebird'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Gun violence, and Hate crime
seeker42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Grief, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Gun violence
Minor: Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Homophobia
jessy4550'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Child death, Self harm, Death, Gaslighting, and Gore
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Physical abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
james1star's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, and Death
Minor: Murder, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Cursing
_morgreads's review against another edition
1.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cursing, Gun violence, Body horror, Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Violence, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Torture, and Vomit
readerette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The second half of the book felt to me more like an intellectual exercise/commentary on the mindset of extremists and people in extreme situations than a human story to really place the reader in the room with the characters.
I do wonder if part of the intent of the story is to reveal to you, the reader, your tendency to bow to the sort of info that Leonard and the others shared with Wen's family, so that you can reflect on whether you bow too readily or not readily enough.
If you are a parent, particularly of a still-young child, this may not be a book for you unless you have a high tolerance for darkness.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, and Cursing
Minor: Vomit and Pandemic/Epidemic
abortress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia and Child death
Minor: Kidnapping
physicalsecrets's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Vomit, Confinement, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, Excrement, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Death, and Torture
kelsywild'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
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, Cursing, Grief, and Child death
trayslays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing