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dromedaryreader's reviews
24 reviews
3.5
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Genocide, Ableism, Antisemitism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, War, Misogyny, Suicide, and Miscarriage
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Car accident
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Abortion
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
That being said, I still very much liked this book. The amount of background given on the main character alone made it worth the read, and I do love how so much of the things casually mentioned about his childhood are circled back to and become bigger, more important things.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual content and Torture
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Death, Genocide, Medical trauma, Rape, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Dementia, Drug use, and Drug abuse
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Body horror, Cannibalism, Mental illness, and Murder
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Confinement, Animal death, Body horror, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Torture, and Body shaming
Minor: Sexual harassment
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Excrement, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Fatphobia
Minor: Racial slurs