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keenanmaree'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
3.5
5 stars for setting, absolutely. It’s set in Klamath, which is about 45 minutes from where I grew up, and every mention of a familiar place and description of the environment was like a warm blanket over my homesick heart.
Everything beyond that, though, was just so heavy. I know that it’s all pretty accurate to the history of the area, but that didn’t make it less of a tough read. I knew a story set in that area around that time period was gonna be at best bittersweet, but it got to the point where it started to feel like misery porn.
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexism, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Racism, Animal death, Car accident, Miscarriage, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcohol, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Cancer
kbcollinskai's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Grief, and Miscarriage
katesbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Car accident, Racism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Cursing, Miscarriage, Grief, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Abortion, Sexism, and Ableism
Minor: Cancer
miriamshira'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent
rynicolereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Note: Please check the content warnings for this one. They're heavy!
Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Child death, Grief, and Infertility
Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, and Death
sophiejohn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The first thing I have to say about this book is that it is LONG. Way longer than necessary. Like the end just kept going and the first third of the book was very drawn out. The first third though, I get that. The worldbuilding in this was totally immersive, and it had to be because PNW logging culture in the 1970s is incredibly niche. So I think that the first third to half is a character study that provides the necessary context in the fall and early winter months to understand the nuances of the actions that the characters take when the plot starts to snowball in the late winter to spring-summer months.
Emotionally, this was a roller coaster. The writing was out of this world to me, but the cover looks way too happy for this ultimately devastating book.
also the dog stuff? fucked. sick in the head. my mental health during this book was hanging on the thread that is scout the dog, most tender and loyal hound, and Ash Davidson just snipped it (like that other dog's vocal cords 😳).</spoiler
Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Grief
Moderate: Blood and Animal cruelty
Minor: Colonisation
rivbug27's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Colonisation, Violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit
graceclawson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Miscarriage, and Death
rozereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage and Medical content
Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Physical abuse
eeenou's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Abortion, Animal death, Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury