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laurennicole98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Alcoholism, Suicide, Homophobia, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Xenophobia
arayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Suicide, Medical content, Homophobia, Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, Child death, Gore, War, Mental illness, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Classism, Outing, Cursing, Antisemitism, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Vomit, Excrement, Xenophobia, and Sexism
bowl'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
5.0
If you love Song of Achilles and All Quiet on the Western Front, this will be your new favorite book (I’m speaking from experience)!
There are literally no flaws with this book and I would give it a 30/5 if I could, but alas. Read this book, you will not regret it.
Gaunt and Ellwood are straight up by new favorite tragic couple. Like, they are so Achilles and Patroclus coded it’s insane, yet they are more tragic than them. I will be thinking about them for a *long time.*
This is also the first time I’ve cried reading a book in a *long* while. Everything about this book seeps of bittersweetness and melancholy, and for good reason! This book is up there with some of the best depictions of WWI I’ve ever read or seen. I found everything incredibly easy to visualize (it was almost too vivid at times,,).
Beware the content warnings though. As said before, it’s set in WWI and it has several incredibly graphic descriptions of death and trench life. And homophobia, for obvious reasons.
Does this make sense? I don’t think it makes sense but I’m writing this at 3 AM through ugly tears so I’ll give myself a pass.
TLDR: This might be my new favorite book. I am going insane and need to talk about this book with someone. Just- read it!!
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide, Violence, and War
Moderate: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Antisemitism
loveinpanels'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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and War
Moderate: Xenophobia and Homophobia
Minor: Racism and Antisemitism
amydave's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Vomit, War, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Hate crime, Outing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Suicide