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northernfleabag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Grief, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Animal death
tamtamslibrary's review
- 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
4.0
****Check the trigger warnings before reading****
I’ll put my favorite quote, that gave me chills reading, below. I think it really encompasses the entirety of the novel’s message.
Favorite quote:
“Do you think it can ever be?” he asks me softly. “Bred out of a creature?”
“The wild?” . . . “It happened to us, I think,” I murmur. “Most days I think we couldn’t be farther from it, that it was slowly bred from us until we became more like machines than animals.”
“And the other days?” he asks.
“On the other days,” I say slowly, “I think I will go mad with the wildness.” (Page 131)
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Moderate: Grief and Mental illness
Chapter 26 is the graphic scene (assault). It can be skipped, in my opinion, and it won’t rob the novel from its purpose or intent.mmc_librarian'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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Physical abuse, Animal death, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Misogyny
Minor: Ableism
astridrv's review against another edition
That said, I have issues with the way the theme of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and PTSD was portrayed in here. It feels unnuanced, and one character especially felt like a metaphorical device at times more than a person. I'm increasingly upset about how their arc ends. In attempting to do three things at once, I feel like this book was mostly successful as an eco-fiction work (although I raised my eyebrow at
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Grief, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
vanesst's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Death, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Dementia
Minor: Infidelity, Stalking, and Suicide
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Murder
corncake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, Medical content, Confinement, and Gun violence
allyem_reads's review
2.5
Meh? Not a great start to the year, but I'll deal. I knew this kind of story was out of my comfort zone anyway, so I'm not completely surprised that it just wasn't the book for me. At least I read it and knocked one more book off of my TBR!
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Gore, Blood, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
sincerelygracec's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
starsandscarsbookclub's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Domestic abuse