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pranati_pathak05'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Incest, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, and Pedophilia
quinn24's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Vomit, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
thomasdj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Incest, Child death, Death, and Pedophilia
Minor: Sexual content
ghoulsghoulsghouls's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
Graphic: Police brutality, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Incest
petsalamander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Racial slurs
hellodebbies's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Police brutality, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Colonisation, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Vomit
Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
meghancolbert'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? Yes
5.0
I appreciate that Roy refused to sugar coat the devastating effects of trauma on the human psyche, and resisted the common temptation to force happy endings on her characters. This book will disturb and sadden you, but at the same time will prompt you to reflect deeply on human nature, love, rebellion, and free will.
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Incest, Sexual assault, Racism, Grief, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
autumn_wind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Incest
cassreading's review against another edition
4.0
But I really liked it. I loved it's exploration of colonialism and gender and selfhood, of Borders and Boundaries and the people who cross them. The prose is expansive, almost poetic at times. Roy plays with language, in ways that can feel aimless, driven by association, by a need to reveal the edges of letters and words and the limits of the meanings they are meant to convey.
It isn't 5 stars for arbitrary reasons, not due to any flaw in actual quality. I only rate a book 5 stars if I can't wait to re-read it, and I don't want to re-read this, maybe ever. Finishing this book feels like finishing an overly rich, Michelin star meal at a restaurant you can't afford to go to again.
Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Misogyny, Incest, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Grief and Child death
Minor: Animal death
raybiescabies's review against another edition
Graphic: Classism, Body shaming, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault