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erinreadsslow'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Death of parent
stefs1974's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
butlerebecca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is exactly how you write stories of trauma - with reflection and compassion, and balanced with a gorgeous prose defined by its fine-tuned attention to detail
Check the trigger warnings because there’s some graphic stuff in this book but if you can stomach it it’s absolutely worth the read
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pregnancy
lashanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The jacket cover description also talks about how Betty copes with her family's horrors through writing. I was arguably most intrigued by this, but this plotline was almost non-existent.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
vavocado'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: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
lgiery'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? No
2.5
Additionally, some scenes of abuse, violence, racism, and sexism seemed unnecessary and insensitively executed. There is also so much cruelty packed into this book with very little human complexity.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Homophobia
stellahadz'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
5.0
This is easily one of the best books I've read this year, and I can see it becoming an American classic. I highly recommend it, but I also suggest reading the trigger warnings beforehand, since it contains *many* emotionally heavy topics.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
amreynrt'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? It's complicated
5.0
The set up is great, and the author mentions she tried to do justice to Ohio. You can feel the nature and the Lanes (not streets) of Breathed. You can feel the river and the winter and the hills. Tiffany McDaniel did an incredible job of writing a book from a child's perspective. In this book, everything feels terribly real.
Never have I ever loved reading such a tough story. Many have said it this way, and I wholeheartedly agree - it is a book I would love to reread, but I'm not sure I'd ever want to put myself through this again. A heartbreaking story put together through incredible writing. I had never felt so uncomfortable reading a book I would give 5 stars to.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Minor: Vomit
abbylawr'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
mbrunner's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting