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narsere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Rape, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Rape
Minor: Death of parent
laurenleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Confinement
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Torture, Death of parent, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
momijigari__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Incest, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, War, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Torture, Rape, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent
lilyadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
The only reason I took away a star is that some of zafon's female characters feel a bit 2D. All the women are femme fatales and largely unrealistic. The other reason is the brief marital rape scene. It comes fairly near the end and is only a few paragraphs long and is stopped before its started but it still took me by surprise and made me feel quite uncomfortable. Whilst i understand that COFB is quite grim as a whole, I'm of the opinion that detailed sexual assault scenes really aren't at all needed and this one was so random and upsetting that I feel it was completely unnecessary to the point where it made a 5 star book less than that.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence