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bxtskr's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
ratchel_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Child abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Confinement, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Incest
maggotea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Stalking, Animal death, and Child death
abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Reb was one of the most evil characters I've ever read about. Michael was one of the most infuriating. I understand he was living in horribly abusive circumstances but his cowardice irritated me throughout.
I do think this novel was extremely far fetched. I also think that horror has to have some reaches at times to make for a truly scary story. I guess if everyone was reasonable, horrible things would happen less.
One more observation: this book was way tamer in terms of graphic violence than I anticipated. On a horror scale of, say Haunting of Hill House to American Psycho (non-graphic horror to very graphic horror), it's about a 5-6.
The vibes were very cool though.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Stalking, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gore, Incest, and Sexual violence
sourdoirevalley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Stalking, Torture, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Rape
theserendipitousreader_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Sexual violence, and Stalking
dragonbloom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Torture, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Confinement
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny
Minor: War
Abuse: Lots of abuse. The mother emotionally and physically abuses the family, especially the daughters. The father is less abusive, but still abusive, and certainly doesn't stop the mother. The brother abuses the main character. Alcoholism/alcohol: The main character's brother is an alcoholic. Animal Death/cruelty: Several animals are killed throughout the plot. Hunting and pets.alvyv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
twistedreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence