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terrik_409'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Death, Child death, Mental illness, Gore, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
cady_sass'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
3.5
Where I struggled is in part 3 - the stories from part 1 & 2 come together and it makes logical sense but there is a great deal of animal death and I just can’t. Partially on me for not looking up triggers. Secondly, the ending is so sad. I am genuinely upset that this is where we ended up, and if we were going to end up here at least give me a couple other perspectives of those final scenes. Stevie deserved better.
Graphic: Animal death
m1972c's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, and Gore
If you can't handle gore this is not the book for you I can hardly think of anything good.beetitnerds'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I find the book meanspirited in tone, which is hard to grapple with since one of the main characters is, in my opinion, deeply relatable. Stevie's story is much more grounded than Rosie's, and I think many more people will be able to relate to him. It's for this reason the conclusion to his story disappoints me:
I feel Rosie's chapters adds nothing to the story. It doesn't expand the mystery is an interesting or satisfying way (and in fact, I found Rosie got in the way of the mystery, considering I immediately drew a connection it took her canonically 30 years to piece together). I think the purpose of Rosie's chapters were to add an aspect of specifically gendered horror
My biggest criticism of the book is the really pessimistic and judgemental view of women it takes. There are essentially four named women in the book (out of an admittedly small cast), and all of them, notably, only exist in relation to the (terrible) men and boys in their lives.
Graphic: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Child death, Miscarriage, Animal death, and Bullying
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Antisemitism and Homophobia
batsmeow's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Murder
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
froggydanny's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal death and Miscarriage
Moderate: Infertility
suneaters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Gore
Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, Grief, Blood, and Bullying
Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Vomit
There is a lot of animal death and cruelty. Many of the animals are pets. A mother has a disabled child who she contemplates killing and/or abandoning to die. She confines him at times. A child is killed and eaten.knavies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Grief
kimhawk'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Animal death, and Child abuse
Minor: Cannibalism
kentuckyblue'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? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death