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clemmiem's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, Death, Grief, Gore, Mental illness, War, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Racism
Minor: Abortion and Police brutality
netthauser's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A beautiful tragedy. Headley's prose is poetic and one needs only a passing familiarity with Beowulf and US suburbia to enjoy this novel. The unique world of each character is sublimy conveyed in their respective chapters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Moderate: Classism, Death, and Blood
madamenovelist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Infidelity, Body horror, Classism, Blood, Gore, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Cursing
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