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bookishmillennial's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I actually don’t know if I recommend this because though it is meant to be horror, possibly satire, and providing searing commentary on the many -isms and current zeitgeist, I am …. genuinely concerned that it may cause more harm than spark rumination. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m uninterested in forcing folks to read through deeply traumatic and painful events and hateful messaging (obviously posited as wrong and bigoted, but still!) just to get a point across. I’m unsure if this book executes the message it is trying to get across well enough to present the topics at hand.
I felt thoroughly creeped out, uncomfortable, and heartbroken as I read about Ila and Alice’s experiences in the haunted house that left their friend Hannah behind so many years ago. However, again, I genuinely don’t know if I recommend this. I am not saying there’s no room for deeply disturbing literary fictional horror, because obviously the trans community is under attack in the United States, with more policy targeting their rights and general wellbeing. I just don’t know if this book’s graphic nature was for me.
Graphic: Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Transphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Dysphoria, Child death, Murder, Suicide, Deadnaming, Blood, Antisemitism, Gore, Drug use, and Cursing
f18's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Islamophobia, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Drug use, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Excrement, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Animal death, Vomit, Alcohol, and Bullying
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Blood, Racism, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gore, Drug use, and Murder
Moderate: Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Addiction, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Animal death, and Excrement
Minor: Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Child abuse, Car accident, Infertility, Child death, and Pedophilia
nialiversuch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Dysphoria, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
jakobvongunten's review
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Excrement, Rape, Self harm, and Sexism
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, and Child death