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auliarach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, and Slavery
stephmcoakley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Murder, Slavery, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Blood, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
onceandfuturereads'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Child death
Minor: Abandonment
literaryinluv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Racism, Rape, Death, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Abandonment and Physical abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Abortion, and Blood
san_dra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Child death, Grief, and Death
flara'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn't go into this blindly. I knew the basic premise of the book and therefore had high expectations. I did not expect it to be about a ghost that haunts its dysfunctional family and later materialises in flesh (and then dissolves into thin air altogether at the very end).
Certain passages are quite graphic and potentially triggering for some. I suppose that the supernatural elements offset some of the cruelty, but it just wasn't the right fit for me.
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Child death, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Murder, War, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship
zeligcromwell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Body horror, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual violence, and Torture
shreyadav's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Child death, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Rape, and Death
charla_t'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: Child death, Death, Genocide, Confinement, Racial slurs, Grief, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Rape, and Dementia
rachbake'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: Confinement, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Slavery, Child death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence