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bethfern04'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
4.75
Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Child death, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, and Death of parent
voxvenati'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? Yes
5.0
The amount of world building Hawkins flawlessly crammed (affectionate) into this book is immense. I’ve read trilogies that do less with what they have than what was accomplished in this book.
God, I loved Steve, Carolyn, Erwin. I loved Naga. Even Father by the end, really.
Book was brutal, with pretty graphic death and gore, but not really a horror in the way I was expecting. Still, delicious.
In conclusion, just wow. Check the trigger warnings if you need to, but I highly recommend this. Read a library copy, but I’m going to have to go buy one for annotating now. Fuck.
norie_cb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
grunbean'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
4.5
I needed to pick this up at every chance to see where it was going next. The thread isn’t the easiest to follow in all places, which is natural for a debut, but everything that is happening kept me going.
This is heavy in its content. If you don’t have the stomach for harm to every kind of creature, human or animal or deity, I would turn back now.
Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Torture, Grief, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Gore, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Physical abuse
mkowens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ouroredux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Torture
Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Death of parent, Rape, and Death
k9watt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
ailonn7'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
3.0