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toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Self harm, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Homophobia
This book deals heavily with antisemitism and revolves around a serial killer who targets Jewish boys and men. There is also heavily implied pedophilia and assault/rape of minors. Lots of violence and murder and the main character often mildly self harms to ground himself.novella42's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Homophobia, Child death, Hate crime, Grief, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Antisemitism, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence
leahkarge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Child death, Blood, Classism, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
thecriticalreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
If you are anything like me and do not recognize the many Yiddish words and phrases used in this book, the glossary is at the back of the book!
Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Alcohol, Child death, Misogyny, Gun violence, Genocide, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Abandonment, and Forced institutionalization
moonytoast's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, and Pedophilia
Minor: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail
jamielikestoread'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
Graphic: Antisemitism and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual violence
leahjanespeare's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I’ll warn you this book deals with HEAVY topics with mentions of child molestation, rape, and antisemitism and homophobia. But because of this integration of some ‘lost’ topics for the time period (or intentionally buried), I am so glad this book exists. I had no idea of the intense antisemitism of the era especially around immigrants. It’s horrifying and needs to be examined more, acknowledged - especially in this setting. There are so many books on the Chicago World Fair and the city in general at that time that focus on famous murders but (in my reading experience) have failed to integrate a lot of what marginalized people had to deal with at the same time.
I’m neither gay nor Jewish but my impression, as an outsider reading about these identities, is that they have been portrayed very well, based on the author’s own identity/history/research.
Really looking forward to more from this author.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Gore and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual violence
bookishyani's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Violence
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Drug use, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Violence, Police brutality, Genocide, Hate crime, Child death, Death, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Rape
clovelatte'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence