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dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One of those books where I finished and immediately tried to get people to read it so we could discuss, because it does some things so well and others so poorly. I was really delighted by Jonathan Abernathy himself, a quintessential dude who sucks but doesn’t realize it. The writing style was fascinating; I don’t normally go in for narration that does the “little did he know things would get worse” thing but it’s used well here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Classism
It’s not quite gaslighting, but there is an awful lot of manipulation.
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