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gknott's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Gore, Transphobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Grief, Homophobia, and Hate crime
Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Cancer
louisekf's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Violence
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Grief, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Racism, Gore, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Medical content, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Medical trauma, and Transphobia
mecmccann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Gore
Moderate: Transphobia, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Cancer, and Alcohol
finnmurphy10'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Gore, Torture, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gun violence, Outing, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Racism, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Transphobia
jill24's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Torture
Minor: Gaslighting and Infidelity
jhbandcats's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The story is about two guilty homophobic men struggling to atone for their meanness and neglect in the way they raised their sons. The sons were married to each other, the parents refused to attend the wedding, and within a few months the sons had been murdered, leaving behind more grief than you can imagine. The fathers, both being violent but reformed ex-cons, and realizing the error of their homophobic ways, take on the task of finding the killers and exacting vengeance.
It’s a violent, vibrant thriller of grief and love, beautifully written, taut, emotional, and meaningful. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Torture, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Transphobia
alicelalicon'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: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Homophobia, Racism, Physical abuse, Blood, Cursing, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Grief, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Gore, Alcohol, Sexism, Hate crime, Car accident, Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Classism, and Cancer
axel_p'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Hate crime, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Child abuse, and Deadnaming
Minor: Abandonment
tenten's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this novel was really absurd! like, these two middle aged men
everything really pops off in the last 100 or so pages. the identity of the person behind it all felt somewhat contrived to me, but the benefit of a more plot-oriented novel is that sometimes you can sacrifice realism for the sake of a good story. and this book certainly delivered on that front! there were parts when i got real life heated about the characters’ actions. that’s how you know a story is good, when it can get a real rise out of you.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Murder, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Racial slurs