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tome'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Hate crime, and Vomit
Moderate: Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jaedia'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Gore
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content
books_hay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Violence
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
kat_rowlen'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
2.0
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Suicide, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, and Child death
_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
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
nuh_thaan'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Excrement, Blood, Gore, and Vomit
Minor: Homophobia
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, Blood, Child death, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Homophobia
sammba'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Tremblay writes from almost every characters' point of view so you can understand where they are coming from and can feel for them. This in turn continuously makes you question your own thoughts and values. It fills you with stress and gives you existential dread. It will have you asking the question, what would I do if this happened to me?
Many of the low reviews are due to the ending (don't worry, I'm not spoiling it) and I completely understand why they hate it, but they will remember and be thinking about it for a long time. And that's the point. I thought that the ending was perfect and was the only way it could finish in line with the rest of the book.
Graphic: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Child death, Gore, Confinement, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Violence