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jully_bean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Incest, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Vomit, and Ableism
akrys40's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Rape
lchoinski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Gore, Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
morgansaysto'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death and Child abuse
Minor: Rape
thejwq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Child death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Murder, Gore, and Blood
smalefowles'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
1.0
Nasty and just dumb. The twists were telegraphed a mile away, and no one's motivation really made sense. Nothing anyone did made sense. How did they live in such a rural area and still rob different gas stations all the time? Has the author ever left Portland, OR? Such a dumb book.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
pkatrinaanne'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: Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Pedophilia, Violence, Animal death, Cannibalism, Vomit, Incest, Murder, and Stalking
eclaire912'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
2.0
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Sexual violence, Blood, Gore, Cannibalism, Incest, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Torture
cherihy808's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As far as characters, I hated them all (except Alice). Even Michael. Yes I felt bad for him at times but then at other times he gave me the creeps just as much as Reb and Momma.
The last thing I have to say is I wonder how someone can actually think of these things and write about it ?! I know it’s fiction. I know it’s her career, but I have to be honest, if Ania Ahlborn was my family or friend, I think I’d be really afraid of her.
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, and Rape
yxi'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
5.0
I just want to talk about that last line.
It punched the air from my lungs...
This book is bleak and devastating and cruel, and I loved every page. Even when I saw the plot unfolding and predicted where it would go, I found myself spurred on to read faster so I could see how it would all come together.
Ahlborn is able to portray traumatised and violent characters in a way that walks an exceptionally thin like between horrifying and empathic. We see their flaws and the source of those traumas, but the narrative never excuses what the family does.
'Brother' is beautifully written, heartbreakingly tragic, and bleak enough to sit like a weight on my chest for the rest of the year.
Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Torture, Kidnapping, and Violence