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shibaunited's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, and Toxic friendship
m4rtt4's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
this is exactly how I imagine those 'alpha male' podcasts will affect children
in all seriousness, it was very thought-provoking and unique, never have I come across something very similar to this. A tragic story, but what makes it even worse is that the boys' thoughts are not that much out of the ordinary, and people with mindsets like theirs do exist in real life. The writing was beautiful and compelling, surprisingly even in the sexual scenes — I've read much worse (Murakami...), this didn't even seem like it was written by a man (it's a compliment).
in all seriousness, it was very thought-provoking and unique, never have I come across something very similar to this. A tragic story, but what makes it even worse is that the boys' thoughts are not that much out of the ordinary, and people with mindsets like theirs do exist in real life. The writing was beautiful and compelling, surprisingly even in the sexual scenes — I've read much worse (Murakami...), this didn't even seem like it was written by a man (it's a compliment).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
l4r4777's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There is a lot of substance in this book, and a lot of interesting points, but it wasn't really for me. Maybe I don't have the brain capacity to understand a lot of what this book is trying to say, or I just got bored. I can see how someone may love this book though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Self harm, and Blood
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail