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ellie_rowo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
soythesauce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Rape
General disgusting descriptions throughout the booknoel_b's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The experience of reading Rant is squinting at the page, thinking "I can tell you're fucking with me, but I'm not sure how". Then you think you know, but you were wrong. And then you were right. Maybe.
This book is an oral history of Rant Casey, who is could be a serial killer. And a rabies superspreader. Possibly. Just a violently weird dude. After his very publicized death, we get the collective testimony of all that knew him (or not), piecing together his improbable life. The format may be hard to get into, especially at the beginning when there's not much to anchor yourself, it feels a bit disconnected, but a few pages in you get used to it. I definitely think the middle of the book is the strongest and while I enjoyed the ending, it did fall a bit flat for me.
There are some graphic "gross-out" sequences, unexpectedly funny moments, clever satire and twisty plot... everything you expect from a Palahniuk novel.
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
aenys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
the most perfect fairy tale for adults who went through puberty reading homestuck and now study pathology
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Blood, and Car accident
Moderate: Animal death