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directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Clarice is so much more three-dimensional, making for a much more interesting read than I imagined. Furthermore I loved her friendship with Ardelia, and I would love a tv show about this book to really pace it properly, and to include all the small details the movie missed. But I love both, and both have their flaws and strengths.
As a closing note, I also don’t find it particularly transphobic. It’s not ideal language, no, but I think to simply call it “transphobic” is reductive and flat. But that’s just my opinion, and people are more than welcome to disagree.
Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Medical content
hungryheidi2013's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Cannibalism
meaghanelizabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia
mclachlan301003's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
karol99'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? No
2.75
Moderate: Fatphobia and Transphobia
Minor: Homophobia
fosterwalrus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Cannibalism
sonyareadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, Gore, and Transphobia
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Homophobia
roxiw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, and Cannibalism
Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent
One homophobic slur. Outdated terms used for transgender people.