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sammysamsam'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Stalking, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Gore, Incest, Outing, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Slavery
naomymarr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Blood, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Incest and Pedophilia
nittiotvaan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, Rape, Vomit, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse
frantasticmissfox'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, and Vomit
kermitdafrog's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Drug use, Torture, Rape, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death
finleyfrogreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Gore, Homophobia, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Incest, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racism, and Stalking
thesawyerbean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This was absolutely repugnant to read, and frankly not enjoyable. The characters all sucked in their own ways, some more than others obviously - the discourse on HIV/AIDS was heinous and the grotesque descriptions of carrion and murder were horrifyingly indulgent. The love affair with abuse that all the characters (even the good ones) seemed to foster was gross as well.
I’m not naïve in expecting this book to be pleasant reading, but it could’ve been done in such a better way. This was just literal torture porn. In addition one of the fundamental plot points is just… unbelievable? Andrew somehow managing to basically die without actually dying, getting the better of actual medical professionals and then coming back to consciousness at the exact right time? Sure. Made the whole book even more ridiculous.
I wouldn’t recommend this even if it was good, but it wasn’t. So what’s the point?
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence
katrione's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Rape, Gore, Animal cruelty, Violence, Incest, Addiction, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Torture, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Body horror, and Blood
rosesofthespring's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Excrement, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Outing, Terminal illness, Torture, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Classism, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, and Incest
Explicit descriptions and discussion of HIV/AIDS in the 80s gay scene. Significant anti-Asian racism. Granted it all comes from characters who are meant to be despicable, but it is still constant.lovelylilelle'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Excrement, Rape, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia