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dylandalton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Mental illness
Moderate: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Addiction, Miscarriage, Classism, and Police brutality
Minor: War and Violence
rachelwierick's review
2.75
Mariamma’s story was the best part for me.
This could have easily been 200-400 pages shorter and not lost anything from the story.
Graphic: Grief, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Medical content, Child death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, and Death
zeldazonks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
Overall I enjoyed this, there's a hell of a lot going on and I didn't love quite how neatly it all came together at the end, it was a little too Hollywood/Hallmark for my taste.
However the characters are really well written, there is thoughtful and, at times, beautiful prose and nuanced exploration of complex themes.
While there are depictions of sexual assault, minor/adult relationships these do fit with the context of the culture, era and I think are pretty well handled so as not to be gratuitous. I was troubled by
Also be warned that this book can be quite graphic and gory. There are scenes in this that turned my stomach and wouldn't be out of place in a horror film (and I say that as someone who adores horror films).
Graphic: Pregnancy, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Child death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Death, and Addiction
elisalasater's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Child death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Colonisation, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
rei_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Chronic illness, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Colonisation, Infidelity, and Xenophobia
Minor: War
mermaidread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Classism, Racism, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Colonisation, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, and Child death
Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse
story_of_steph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Addiction
Moderate: Medical content, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Classism, Grief, and Chronic illness
lcg527's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Child death, Classism, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship
smreads24's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Medical content, Chronic illness, Addiction, Child death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy
lorde_bumblebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, War, Drug use, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Medical content, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness
Minor: Alcoholism