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trailmixraisins's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Genocide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Dementia, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Child death, Death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Police brutality
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
litliz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Body horror, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Murder, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Police brutality, and Racism
betsygrace's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Racism
kimveach's review
- 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? Yes
3.75
I didn't understand all of it while I was reading it. I wish I had read this article from NPR first:
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/02/963361391/author-brandon-hobson-on-his-new-novel-the-removed
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Murder, Vomit, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Grief, Gun violence, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Genocide, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
caitlynes91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality, Hate crime, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Addiction, Dementia, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death and Blood
stevie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, and Genocide
literarylion's review
- 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
4.0
- flawless incorporation of Cherokee legend into a modern-day story
- each of the perspectives were developed and distinct from one another while still maintaining an underlying narrative thread
- striking imagery
Cons:
- it's being marketed as a horror novel, but I wouldn't classify it that way
- the sci-fi/fantasy element in Edgar's story seemed incongruous at times
Graphic: Addiction and Police brutality
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Minor: Cancer and Sexual content