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chapters_and_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
hillarym'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
coco78337's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, Excrement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
smilagros's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic
runefactories'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
1.5
When discussing people who have been victimized and go on to victimize others, it’s important to have nuance and recognize that someone’s abusive actions don’t magically cancel out abuse they previously experienced. You can be a victim and an abuser at the same time - this seems to be a foreign concept in this book. This book had a shred of nuance at first, but it was gone by the end and the author did not handle this important theme responsibly. It was said throughout by multiple “reasonable” characters that a grooming victim actually manipulated the much older man into being with her, with minimal criticism, that it seemed like this was the (gross n misogynistic) point the author was trying to make. The notion that children are responsible for adults’ sexual abuse is always false and I cannot in good faith recommend this book as a result of that notion being promoted. It is always the adult’s responsibility to decline any sexual advances from children. There was so much bullshit at the end about
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny
kelceyq'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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
bettymer91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking
thereaganator8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
gtv58's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
hols_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting