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sophiestasyna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death and Mental illness
meganemarshall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I did enjoy the book. I had a good time reading it. I liked the Labyrinth. I found it to be peaceful, beautiful, and calming. To me, Piranesi was a simpler lifestyle where the focus was survival/needs but overall peaceful. And in comparison Other was modern times - cruel, violent, and chaotic. Maybe it's supposed to be a metaphor for finding peace and a sense of purpose in religion/worship of whoever/whatever. That it's about the act itself, not the specifics.
Or maybe I'm trying to assign a deeper meeting into a book that's supposed to be surface level. Overall, I did like the book even though it's going to give me an existential crisis.
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Violence, and Vomit
vidotson'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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Confinement and Mental illness
evarinya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit and Murder
allylujah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
definitely recommend going in with as little prior knowledge as possible—makes it a lot more engaging and immersive
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship
soapfaced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood and Vomit
bernard_black's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
glitterenby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Blood
vessel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This book was very interesting, though for me, a bit hard to get into. My personal issue was that due to attention problems, I found the protagonist's voice extremely difficult to read at times, since he tends to capitalize every word he finds important. This is excellent characterization, and I do not wish it was different, but it made getting into the groove more challenging for me.
It's a beautiful, achingly human story. I recommend borrowing or getting a physical copy if at all possible, because when the connections started connecting, I really wanted to flip back to look at stuff that was going on 50 pages ago in a new light, which was difficult with a digital copy. It's a lot of fun watching the mystery unfold.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, and Murder
sxndaze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.
an absolute whirlwind
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood and Murder