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ghostblush's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Vomit, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Physical abuse
that_cow_girl'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Medical trauma, Cursing, Fatphobia, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Torture, Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Gaslighting, Self harm, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Child death, Eating disorder, Confinement, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
lilitalybabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Excrement, Self harm, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, and Physical abuse
amsswim'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction, Cannibalism, Cancer, Abandonment, and Vomit
killmoore_'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? It's complicated
4.0
Every single character in this book is beautifully written, even if it is horrific. Each character comes with their own unique backstory that pulls you in, whether out of pity or pure disgust. Loved it.
I saw a lot of reviews about animal abuse that made me weary going in and I have to agree - it's detailed. It's awful. It's not for the faint of heart.
A final note - bugs. Lots and lots of bugs. If that is a no go for you, don't bother with this one.
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Torture, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror
smeagol357'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia
paperbackparker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
I loved it.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Torture, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Death, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
dezaraemd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Medical content, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, War, and Domestic abuse
ghostbirds'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body shaming, and Grief
Minor: Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Eating disorder, Cursing, Cannibalism, Vomit, Homophobia, and Alcohol
cepbreed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Cutter does such a great job characterizing the boys of Troop 52. They make mistakes, they're full of angst and curiosity. The relationships between the boys are complex and I absolutely loved the layers to this. In the first half of the book, I found all of them to be little shits. This continued until the end, but I also realized I was being unfair to these characters. And maybe it was the point to despise them all a little bit.
The structure of this story, traditional chapters intermingled with newspaper articles, interviews, research logs etc was unconventional and I enjoyed it so much. The story wouldn't be the same without it. I read the acknowledgments for once and turns out Cutter was inspired to do this by Stephen King's Carrie, so maybe that will be one of my next reads.
Songs:
- Sick of Being Young - Krooked Kings
- Christmas Kids - ROAR
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Animal death, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Alcohol
Minor: Excrement and Fatphobia