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marielcariker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
saltysnails's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Abortion, Sexual violence, Blood, Gore, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Body horror
amarchetta's review
- 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
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
dhritigupta's review against another edition
4.5
a very crazy book that i don’t know how to describe, but i liked how it made me feel! i just keep being like how did she come up with all of that!! i love melissa lozada-oliva’s voice in this, it felt truly unique and was so funny. not sure if i picked up on all the symbolism, especially near the end, but i think that’s ok
Graphic: Abortion and Cannibalism
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Violence, Grief, Body shaming, and Pregnancy
caro1121's review against another edition
- 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
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.tesshersh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Abortion
zarlynsnook's review against another edition
4.5
this book is fun, crazy and chaotic on all levels.
at first i thought that this book would be a sadly dramatic story about a complex family dynamics but the author scale down on the drama and put in so much humor, craziness and some sort of magic into it. generational trauma but make it apocalyptic😅
I just love it when women writes women so amazingly that no matter how unhinged or uncomprehensible the story is, i still ended up enjoying it.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Animal death, Infidelity, Gore, and Abortion
_morgreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Abortion, Cannibalism, Death, Blood, Body horror, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Gore, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt