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naa_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, and Rape
Moderate: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
hannahmg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The themes were interesting, the lack of censorship had the effect I believe was intended.
The whole earthlings and isolation was well done. The writing was good. The structure was good.
This is horror and personally it was too much for me.
Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Cannibalism
Minor: Vomit
izypup'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
I don’t think any of the characters behaved in ways that felt like the author jumped the shark because I believed that these characters had the capabilities of acting irrationally.
Natsuki’s childhood in particular felt well-written and really hooked me and I specifically enjoyed the way disassociation was framed and how child minds rationalize things in ways that aren’t actually rational.
While some of the themes were disturbing, it’s never very explicit in its descriptions even though you know exactly what’s happening. It doesn’t read as shock horror and while parts were gross, it didn’t put me off from the book.
Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Misogyny, and Incest
Moderate: Grief, Violence, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Vomit, Animal death, Bullying, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
martiwndr's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
nathalienadamas'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? No
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder
maziemouse's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Death, and Physical abuse
rocketrae151'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
4.5
Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
shirumoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
The main character is kind of running in circles, no matter how much time passes. Sure, might have been a deliberate choice and trauma does stifle your development but the main character's struggling just felt redundant at some point. Also what I generally fail to relate to is that endless enduring of
To be honest, I'm not quite sure whether I struggled more with the idea of the book itself or with the execution? It just didn't feel new and revelatory to me, just not really a deeper message there beneath that one layer of critizising society. Nicely written nevertheless and it had good pacing.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, Incest, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Physical abuse, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Infertility
willow1113's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Bullying, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
sohva'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
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Cannibalism, Violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Incest, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent