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trinloyd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book way more than I anticipated. It is heartbreaking and gut wrenching, and so well written. The author did a beautiful job telling this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Kidnapping, Infertility, Racism, Alcoholism, Classism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
ifersinklings's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a heartbreaking fictionalized account of what happened during the terrorizing reign of Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children's home in the 1920s-1950. I wasn't aware of this situation and now I must go read all the things about this subject.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Trafficking and Torture
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