beklovesbooks's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
3.75
Well done. Dark, creepy, sometimes hard to relate to. I like that it all takes place over one long dinner with flashbacks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Torture, and Cursing
jazsever's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Racism
hannibanani29's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, Hate crime, Violence, Classism, Cursing, Death, and Racism
cams_all_booked's review against another edition
I can handle reading about unlikable characters, sometimes it can be enjoyable. I can also make it through boring sections of certain books to get to the "good stuff." Neither of those was the reason I stopped reading this book. I didn't finish it because I just don't care. I don't care about what might happen later in the book because whatever happens later isn't worth it if I have to sit through what some rich, vapid asshole thinks about whatever the fuck for 100 more pages. If I had to sit through one more disgustingly racist or homophobic remark, I would've broken my mom's kindle.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol
kashby's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Murder, and Violence
thecreature's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Certainly the kind of book that makes you think “what the hell is wrong with these people?” about the characters, and maybe about the author too. Very similar energy to We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol
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