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dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Death, and Gun violence
danaaliyalevinson's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
What a book. Through the lens of a group of disaffected 20 somethings who came of age during the early aughts, this book is an unflinching indictment of toxic masculinity and how it exerts its force on the personal and the global. This book follows a group of old high school friends crashing back together on one fateful and devastating night, and examines the ways that we all try to create stories out of memory, and the consequences that lay within. An incandescent debut novel from Stephen Markley.
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Grief, Islamophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Violence
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