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Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
This book was really fucking weird in a highly consumable way.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Murder
Moderate: Cancer
The main thing that I think prevented me from enjoying this more than I did was that I found the 2 perspectives really hard to differentiate between. We follow 2 main characters from 2 different timeliness but both had the same tone and way of thinking and talking which made it really confusing to keep up with who did what. To some extent I think that happened woth most of the characters, there was no distinguishable tone or voice for any of the characters. I also can't say I found either main character overly likeable, I don't know if its just me but there was definitely a 'not like other girls' vibe about both of them which I got a bit sick of reading. There was also a comment made about gay men, which I understand was written within the 1980s perspective but I'm not sure it was needed and it was a tad uncomfortable.
The plot, although it didn't shock me or blow me away definitely kept my attention, I was intrigued throughout and satisfied by the ending. The Stephen King references could've easily felt kinda gimmicky but I actually enjoyed the little nods to classics of the genre.
Moderate: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Terminal illness
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cancer