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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident
This will always be my favorite non-fantasy/sci-fi novel. It’s always absolutely heartbreaking and overwhelmingly heartwarming at the same time. I struggle to capture what this book means to me in words. It’s just somehow so reflective of the reality of “family” - family dynamics are inherently complex and nuanced and Ann-Marie captures this perfectly. Abuses both severe and petty, neglect, misunderstanding, etc. are countered perfectly as much with equal parts love, gentleness, and kindness (not by James though, of course). I think it likely shocks people what the Piper girls go through, but I see it as so real. How they handle these things is so real. “Normal” families do not exist and this book encapsulates that in full.
I will always recommend this for those who can handle the content warnings.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse
Minor: Miscarriage, Racism, Pregnancy, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Incest, Suicide
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pregnancy
Minor: War
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment