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tenjenna's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent
jillyrose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Cancer
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Blood, Animal death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent
ashley_elizabeth's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I'm finding it hard to give this a rating, as I'd seen the film adaptation first and actually quite enjoy it. Now having read the book, I find them to be quite different in some respects - almost to the degree that I don't feel capable of judging the book on its own merits. I feel like the tone was more somber, and the overall message was more about a son trying to reckon with the man his father was - and was not. I might have to say I prefer the movie...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
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