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gilroi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is a slap in the face from someone who loves you. Maybe you can forgive the violence. Maybe you can't. That's your choice. It might be the only choice you have.
Graphic: Classism, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Blood, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Body horror, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Racial slurs, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Islamophobia, Outing, Deadnaming, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Excrement
lynxpardinus's review
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Deportation, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, War, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Bullying, and Classism
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Incest
swamp_rat'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Body horror, Rape, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Self harm
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Addiction
cardboard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Classism, Excrement, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Dysphoria, and Rape
lindseyas's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Sexual content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Vomit, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Rape, Gaslighting, Hate crime, War, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Outing, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia
ecn'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? It's complicated
I can’t say I enjoyed this book but it was really well written and reflective of everything evil and vile about the world we live in. It’s hard to read a book with shitty MCs who are also not shitty and oppressed by society. I know that’s the point but phew. There was nothing light or good to hold into in this.
The ending also left me kind of confused as to what actually happened (whether this was bc of the multiple POVs, the jumping around of timelines, or bc I read the audiobook, I have no idea).
Overall feeling very ???? I would like for my scowl and jaw to unclench but I doubt that will happen any time soon.
Graphic: Body horror, Antisemitism, Rape, Vomit, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Deadnaming, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Dysphoria, Drug use, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Animal death, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Deportation, Death, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Classism, and Blood
hobbithopeful'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Also one of the most excellent.
Will give you nightmares and make you nauseous.
Absolutely brilliant book about trauma, Fascism, and the Trans experience.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Death, Excrement, Grief, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
shehasreadtoomanybooks'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Also personally I don't like "ambiguous" rape stories so if I'd known in advance that's what it was I probably wouldn't have read it.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, Blood, Classism, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Ableism, Body shaming, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Minor: Genocide
miggyfool'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: Violence, Xenophobia, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death, Excrement, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Classism, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Body horror, Addiction, Outing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Colonisation, Gore, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Rape