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jessi_c's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I’ll be content in never knowing where fiction stops and history/biography begins. It was, all-in-all, a worthy journey into obsession and life.
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Medical content
alyx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
4.0
I'm still trying to figure this book out. I'm not sure what I think about it, but I know I'll be thinking about it for a long time. A frequent word I've heard used to describe When We Cease to Understand the World is "haunting," and I can't imagine a more apt descriptor.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Alcohol
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