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blackberryjambaby's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Excrement, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Violence, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Blood, Confinement, Incest, Infidelity, and Medical content
nrphoto's review against another edition
1.0
Grimsley's first book, Winter Birds is one of my favorite books. It's a stunning piece of fiction. I also thought Dream Boy was impossible to put down. It falls apart at the end, maybe, but even then it's a great read. By comparison this book felt like a tepid regurgitation of his first works. It was bleak, and sad, and hopelessly derivative of his own genius.
canadianbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
https://cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-drowning.html
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