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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Achingly beautiful and painful. A great depiction of how physical loss is; how unbelievable and unmanageable grief is. The book did not judge its flawed characters nor did it try to excuse actions made by them.
It was depicted in 4 parts over time, so you were going through a journey with each character. The writing was amazing. The story unique and unexpected. Still, it is definitely a book I will reread.
It was depicted in 4 parts over time, so you were going through a journey with each character. The writing was amazing. The story unique and unexpected. Still, it is definitely a book I will reread.
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the fact that this book is split up into 4 parts that each are exactly 25% of the book is enough for me to rate it high… love
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
With a fascinating titular character, and the responses the other characters have to him, this book is about mourning for both what we did have, and what we never had to begin with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent
Be aware that this book features lots of animal death, animalistic body horror, complicated relationships and familial dynamics, the desperation of grief, divorce, casual sex, queer sex, sex work, and bloodlust.