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flyingryndeer's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Murder, War, Pregnancy, Blood, Animal death, Death, Racism, Death of parent, and Child death
Moderate: Drug use, Abortion, and Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual content
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
chwinters's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.5
more magical realism than i thought there would be (read: i did not know there would be any magical realism), which threw me for a loop. however, this is well written and incorporates a lot of scholarship about grendel & his mother into the story.
if you’re interested in the topic or themes, it’s well worth the read.
if you’re interested in the topic or themes, it’s well worth the read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
re: content warnings, the main character is a veteran with severe PTSD and experienced captivity in what is implied to be the iraq war. most of the content warnings concern her dealing with her experiences.
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