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abronstein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Would definitely be thinking about this book in the next couple days and would want to read it again in the future.
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol
111222333's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia and Eating disorder
noahhh_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Suicide, and Drug abuse
laguerrelewis'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
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Addiction
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Transphobia
reneeravenlake'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Sexual content, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
taryn_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Vomit, Suicide, and Eating disorder
kamirose1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death
Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Homophobia
bmpicc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Read for dark academia, friends/secrets, and an ending that I'd say is open to interpretation of each reader.
“You can justify anything, if you do it poetically enough.”
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death
Minor: Suicide
reading_bunny'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
Writing: 5/5
Characters: 3/5
Plot: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
Favourite quote:
"You can justify anything of you do it poetically enough"
- Oliver Marks
Review/my thoughts:
This book took me a long time to read, partially because I went through and looked up every quote they mentioned, but also because the book was dense, the writing wasnt too hard to read through it was just a dense book.
I really enjoyed the story, and I thought it was paced nicely, only revealing informationto the reader as the characters learn about them which lends to the bizzying and disorienting feeling of the narrative.
The characters were all stellar, and Oliver's unreliability as a narrator was at times a little frustrating because I would have loved to learn a little more about the others but Oliver is fairly dismissive of a few if them for whatever his reasons.
The relationship between
Overall, this is not a book that I would re-read but it is one that I would recommend to someone who is very into Shakespeare and/or cannparse it well enough to understand the meaning of the prose, as well as those who are into the Dark academia aesthetic since this book is not only a corner stone of the genre/aesthetic but also because this is a lot like the secret history in its core expects
In the end, an enjoyable experience and I'm glad I gave this book a chance and the time it deserved
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Body shaming, Murder, Blood, Addiction, Death, and Sexism
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
candiemarsh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Homophobia, Drug use, and Murder