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jana_lotte's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Excrement, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Medical content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Vomit, Stalking, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Car accident
angelicathebookworm's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Self’s novel contains a cast of well written yet truly terrible characters with Wooten and Gray being even more vicious than in Wilde’s original, and yet there are some annoyingly likeable characters that you will find having unavoidable sympathy and empathy for. There’s plenty of wit and humour, as well as a mix of low and high brow references and allusions, to make the scenes of unpleasant overindulgence more palatable. A much darker, grittier, and unapologetically vulgar rewrite of a classic and timeless text.
There are a number of content/trigger warnings with this text which are important to consider before picking this one up that include: graphic sexual content, gore, drug use, cheating/infidelity, narcissism, and violence. I’m not typically a sensitive reader but this is one of a handful of books I’ve read that was quite possibly too graphic for me and therefore impacted my rating. While not a note of criticism at all but rather a consideration depending on reader preference, it’s definitely not a light read and one that’s best to digest over some time. It’s also worth mentioning that this isn’t a book you read for plot or for characters, it’s more about the language and the social commentary and if you like in your novels then this is a good one to pick up.
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There are a number of content/trigger warnings with this text which are important to consider before picking this one up that include: graphic sexual content, gore, drug use, cheating/infidelity, narcissism, and violence. I’m not typically a sensitive reader but this is one of a handful of books I’ve read that was quite possibly too graphic for me and therefore impacted my rating. While not a note of criticism at all but rather a consideration depending on reader preference, it’s definitely not a light read and one that’s best to digest over some time. It’s also worth mentioning that this isn’t a book you read for plot or for characters, it’s more about the language and the social commentary and if you like in your novels then this is a good one to pick up.
For more reviews like this one, check out https://angelicacastilloking.wordpress.com/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Body horror, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma
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