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elliott_the_clementine's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This short story collection is about violence - the violence of parents against their children, the violence done in the name of love, the violence of society on those who defy expectations. It tells stories of those who desire and what they are willing to sacrifice in pursuit of their wants. It speaks of the choices we make and the choices that are made for us. Beautifully done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Alcoholism, and Incest
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Rape
Minor: Gun violence
hanelisil's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
I liked Godshot but this collection was rough. There are pretty disturbing scenes of abuse of disabled folks and children. If you stand back and squint at it, all these stories sort of look the same. I wanted there to be more dynamism in the tone or suggested outcome of each story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Ableism, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Addiction, Excrement, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
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