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owlribbon's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, Racism, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Racial slurs and Rape
rudy'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
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Racial slurs, Rape, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Trafficking
Minor: Blood
katkinslee'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Racism
tangleroot_eli'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? Yes
Moderate: Violence, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Bullying
Minor: Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Suicide, and Child abuse
krys_kilz'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 main character and narrator, Karen Reyes, warms my little queer heart. I love how unapologetically weird she is, how full of curiosity and spunk. I appreciated all the LGBTQ characters and the pro-SWer sentiment. With the body horror subplot, you could definitely read this as a trans narrative too.
The use of horror and multiple meanings of what makes a monster was also incredibly powerful. There is some sharp social critique / political analysis woven throughout that is really striking in conversation with the artwork. I also appreciated the threads comparing trauma to being haunted.
There is a lot of heavy content and I agree that the narrative was a bit scattered at times, but overall I loved this book and am excited to read Volume II.
tw: adult/minor relationship, pedophilia, antisemitism, Holocaust, cancer, rape
Graphic: Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Cancer, Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, and Genocide
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Racism
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Body horror, and Bullying
jqnewman'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Racism
camreads22'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Rape, Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Racism
imjumokay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual assault
literarylion's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cancer, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs
archaicgambit's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Racism and Ableism