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ashlynregan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Cursing, Drug use, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Torture, Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Car accident, Addiction, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Rape, Infidelity, Abandonment, Gore, Medical content, Self harm, and Suicide
ledyew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Rape, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Violence, Suicide, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Medical trauma
sim_pum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Medical content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Drug use, Body shaming, Grief, Addiction, Rape, and Vomit
garbche's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
0.75
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Bullying, Gore, Self harm, Addiction, Child abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Body horror
neontulips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Vomit, Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Medical content
violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual assault
staci_stasis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Self harm, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Rape, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
veronica214'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
4.75
Overall, I give this book 4.5 stars. I have never read a book like this before. The author is truly a linguistic artist. This book is beautiful, but insanely dark. You follow the main character Jude through his adult life which entails 700+ pages.
This book portrays the raw emotions surrounding trauma, love, disabilities, and its effects on those around you.
It is slow moving, but I feel like I read it quickly all things considered. Also has a diverse set of characters. I can't remember if this book has a trigger warning at he beginning, but if not, it certainly needs one. Kind of like the controversy behind the show 13 Reasons Why, this book could push someone to kill themselves. It hits hard.
Graphic: Medical content, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Trafficking, Car accident, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Vomit
Minor: Child death
mskingbean69's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Confinement, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Gore, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
hollynewton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Dementia, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Body horror, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Cursing, Excrement, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Car accident, Dysphoria, Gore, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, and Trafficking