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sommarborne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
But I think now more than ever this book is a critical read. This shows the inner workings of a kid who starts off innocuous and his descent into extreme bigotry and how kids can be groomed into horrific ideologies. It is a short, quick read and it is the kind of thing you won’t put down until you are done. There is no relief or happy endings here. It is just one fucked up short story. Read at your own risk.
As a caution, there is vivid animal cruelty and death with a cat that is vile to read. There is an equally disturbing sexual assault sequence in a dream.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, War, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Police brutality, Animal death, Torture, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
sloan_emmi92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Stephen King is an extremely, extremely talented author, especially because he made me visibly wanna gag throughout this book. I’ve never read anything like this, so maybe it’s just my first time reading a genuinely dark and disturbing novel. I think the thing that truly scared me about this was it was circling an event that actually happened that I’ve learned so much about and is so incredibly devastating.
I knew this book was gonna be scary but it definitely exceeded the expectations. And that ending!!!! It was so unexpected and the things that were revealed throughout the book, I never would’ve guessed.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Gun violence, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Animal death
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Gaslighting, and Blood
Minor: Child death
coffils1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, War, Genocide, Sexual violence, Body horror, Rape, Antisemitism, Blood, Torture, Hate crime, Violence, Gore, and Sexual assault
reemoony's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Confinement, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia
genevieveokeeffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction
nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, and War
ireneac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Blood
aasplund's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Medical content