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laurel616's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
mandaraffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and Death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
risten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death
Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Grief
astropova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Confinement, and Dementia
vasha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood, Medical content, War, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Torture
hwesta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
While not one of Ursula's true horror novels, it is a dark fantasy, and I found the setup to be quite grim, and The Thing
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Rape
Minor: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
The dog is not dead at the end of the book. CW for tooth extraction (magical, painless, creepy). Rape is not explicit, but implied by circumstances