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korok_sapling's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Fatphobia, Addiction, Death of parent, Murder, and Body shaming
Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault
christy4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder
meliroo's review against another edition
2.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, and Bullying
britttobegorey94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
mkhaupt'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Eating disorder
Minor: Fatphobia
apeck's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Abortion
alice_reads38's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, and Eating disorder
Minor: Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Fatphobia
thatsssorachael's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I still loved Aaron Falk, and I liked his relationship with his coworker, Carmen. I liked their banter, and who they were as partner.
But there was more not to like. So much fat shaming, for no real reason. The author really wanted to make it really, really clear that 2 characters were fat, and that it was a BAD THING to be. I didn't appreciate that, especially because there was zero reason she needed to mention it every single time they were on the page. The fat characters were also seen as lazy, bad, untruthful. There was nothing really that redeeming about either of them (except one near the end, but I had to read 300 pages where she is just a fat girl who shouldn't be trusted before we got to her redemption.)
I also hated the Sam Kovac angle, it felt so lame and forced.
Overall, if you liked The Dry and want to continue the series, it's not terrible. But it's not special or even really that good.
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual violence