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balfies's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
It's been said before but good grief. This is an excellent book with truly gut wrenching, revealing prose, and it is also deeply, deeply sad. Incredibly bleak and richly emotive story about the trauma of the foster system and how state violence fails women and children. If you're thinking of reading this one, have a fun book lined up afterwards, and know that it hits every trigger warning under the sun. But I must emphasise: this was very deserving of the Miles Franklin, and is an incredible piece of literature.
Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Violence
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