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amarchetta's review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I loved this book. It is so complicated and intricate that I'm sure it could take years of study to analyze this work. But it was so interesting and funny and crazy that I didn't want to slow down. It moved between being clearly satirical and being so sincere that I cried a bit at the end :'( Just fantastic. (Plus, I love to find a surprise abortion storyline in fiction!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Abortion, Violence, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racism, Addiction, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use
caro1121's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Grief, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Abortion, Death, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Drug use, Murder, and Blood
I had such high hopes for this book! I’m glad I did not buy it physically. This story took a turn and the way that it was written was confusing. It was jumping back and forth. The magical realism element threw me off too, I wasn’t sure what to believe while reading it. The characters/daughters were such terrible people that they made it unbearable to get through. I did however like the plot twist. I don’t know if they explained why everything was happening, tuned out a bit towards the end, but I would’ve liked to understand what was going on.
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