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nineinchnails's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i would not recommend reading this as a survivor of rape and especially of child sexual abuse, more because of how adamant vanessa is that she was not abused than how graphic the abuse is written. it can be very hard to stomach her constant romanticisation and denial of strane's abuse, despite how obvious it us to us as readers that he manipulated her. 'manipulate' does not feel like anywhere near as strong of a word to portray how he controlled and exploited her.
vanessa is not a 'perfect victim' and she struggles with this well into adulthood; the idea that a woman must be perfectly chaste, perfectly humble, perfectly innocent, and perfectly untouched by the world to be believed or taken seriously as a victim is one that permeates our society to this day. what was she wearing?, she lead him on, she was asking for it, she wanted it. this novel does an incredible job at giving a voice to the many survivors who (unsurprisingly) don't fit that mould and showing a different perspective.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Classism, Drug abuse, Grief, Body horror, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, and Vomit
Grooming, Dissociation, Post traumatic stress disorder, Child sexual abuse, and Student/teacher relationshipemamazee'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Misogyny
Minor: Animal cruelty, Mass/school shootings, and Grief
kyumgi's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Drug abuse
prince_philips_butthole'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
pengi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Grief
Minor: Medical content, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings
mks74354's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Death of parent and Mass/school shootings
katemariea514'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Death, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Suicide
jourdanicus'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, and Sexism