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catatlanta's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Body horror, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Vomit, Rape, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Gore, Excrement, Violence, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt
antimony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Gore, Transphobia, Sexual content, and Antisemitism
ellislilylovestoread's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Torture, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Vomit and Excrement
abril_chavez's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Mental illness, Bullying, Gaslighting, Violence, Cursing, Death, Body horror, Hate crime, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Hate crime, and Genocide
elenavarg'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
4.0
I’m taking off one star because some of the more stream of conciousness chapters were not for my liking (they’re very hard for me to read, so I don’t enjoy them as a stylistic choice), one particularly on the nose scene of swastika-related body-horror (the scene was so absurd it made me laugh) and the weird, off-putting feeling I get when I’m not quite sure of an author’s ethnicity while their work discussed racism (I couldn’t find out, if Rumfitt herself is Jewish and/or brown; if so, this critisism is totally unrelated and unfounded).
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Hate crime, Blood, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Rape, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Racism, Death, Deadnaming, Cursing, Xenophobia, and Self harm
Moderate: Islamophobia, Grief, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
gellyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Rape, Transphobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Racism, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Self harm
ciaranolio's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Racism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Blood, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Self harm, Gore, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Body shaming
Minor: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Drug use, Genocide, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death
Violent nazism, fascism, and especially modern white nationalism are at the core of this book. Proceed with caution if these are difficult topics, as Rumfitt (quite rightly) pulls no punches with the subject of the horror she describes.vixenreader'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: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Outing, Death, Murder, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Deadnaming, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, War, and Excrement
Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
Be prepared for instances of INCEL culture, terrorism, bombing, disturbing hate symbols, TERF culture, woman-on-woman sexual assault, serial killing, self-hatred, strap-on sex, the loss of a friend, and public sex.rachelnoel's review
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Gore, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Transphobia, Hate crime, Vomit, Rape, Body horror, Violence, and Sexism
Minor: Deadnaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, and Colonisation
haileyhardcover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
How can I even explain to you that this book is not SCARY, but it IS terrifying? It is horrific in a way that I wasn’t fully prepared for, and also in ways that I can’t even fully comprehend. It’s gutting. It will haunt me, and I’m grateful.
Please read the trigger warnings before reading
Graphic: Vomit, Antisemitism, Blood, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Self harm, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia