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themis_biblos'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? It's complicated
4.5
"I've come to believe that how we choose to live with pain, or injustice, or death is the true measure of the divine within us. Some choose to do harm to themselves and others. Others bear up under their pain and help others bear it."
You can feel how much heart and soul Brennert put into his research and this story.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, and Death
Moderate: Racism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, and Transphobia
nbaker83'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Racism, Suicide, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Child death
dnpatterson2'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Death
3am_bookthoughts's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Blood, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Racism, Genocide, Grief, Child death, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, and Body horror