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hayreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Upon reading a second time, I came to appreciate much more about this book. It's bizarre, but it's full of themes and tells a compelling story.
Graphic: Ableism and Body horror
Moderate: War, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Torture, Body shaming, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Grief, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
bradypus's review against another edition
There was one passage about people with dwarfism being made for entertainment that was so gross I couldn’t keep reading. It made me literally grimace.
Graphic: Ableism
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