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challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A book to more absorbed than read. When I started I was understandably challenged just comprehending each sentence as I read it, sometimes rereading the same paragraph multiple times simply to understand the words themselves let alone any semblance of deeper meaning or overall plot. But as I read more I became more comfortable with the style of this book. A literal Diary of a Madman. Junk-sick and mostly disgusting, yet proud and satirical on a level I have yet to see in any other book, film, or other art piece.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Death
Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Violence, and Transphobia
Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Murder, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
The satirical nature of the book makes it HEAVY with content warnings, but within context everything has its purpose. Each word serves its raison d’etre perfectly, in spite of its outward appearance.
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