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jaylene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Blood and Animal cruelty
Minor: Body horror, Mental illness, Suicide, and Gore
pchamblee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This is a very eerie and disturbing story. It’s obvious early on that there’s mystery involved and there will be a twist at the end, but I don’t think any reader can be fully prepared for what comes (despite all the hints woven in). Even though I typically go for comfort fiction with happily ever afters, I love a good psychological thriller story and this book does it really well. It’s unique in the way it balances a meandering intellectual commentary with a thoroughly terrifying cautionary tale.
I’ve heard the Netflix film adaptation isn’t 100% true to the book and many fans say it doesn’t do it justice, but once I get a chance I’m gonna watch it out of curiously and just because I liked this story so much.
Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood, Death, Mental illness, and Self harm
Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
thomasmagee_'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
3.5
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Animal death
strange_and_unusual's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Gore, and Self harm
angrynerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
literatureleaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Gore, Stalking, Violence, and Body horror
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Alcohol
fae_on_fire'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
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Gore
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Stalking, Confinement, and Animal death
Minor: Alcohol
annoyedhumanoid'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
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
Moderate: Death, Stalking, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Vomit, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Violence
bookburdy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Self harm, Gore, Stalking, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis