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crowyhead's review
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Racism, Colonisation, Bullying, Alcohol, Child abuse, Blood, and Racial slurs
tacochelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Blood
picnicatthehangingtree'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
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Rape
sarah984'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
3.0
The points of view are all well done in terms of having different voices and showing which aspects of what had happened mattered to them. I understand from the introduction that there were originally supernatural elements that were toned down for publication and I think that was a good call.
Due to the setting and the publication date, there are a few things that seem pretty dated, including racially insensitive language and a weird obsession with bullying one of the children for being fat.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, and Vomit