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sarahb919's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual violence
Minor: Ableism, Racism, Rape, Antisemitism, and Car accident
whatevertheysay's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Racism
tiredcreature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
howesj'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
2.75
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident
Further warning for an implied teacher/student relationship, and at least one use of the R slur.otherworlds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
and idk if the bitter feelings re: her own pretentiousness among other pretentious art students was a feature of the character or the author, but either way it really grated on my nerves. no, more than that, the narration was SO self-deprecating that it made me outright uncomfortable. i can see how it aids the theme insofar as talking about the empty performative nature of the professional art scene, but it still wasn't my cup of tea.
the reason i'm taking a good half-star off this review, though, is that the author uses slurs in her prose to make it sound more edgy. saying someone looked like "a r*tarded baby", or referring to romani people by the g slur in fetishistic imagery, or using 'schizophrenic' as an insult... idk what she was going for with this but whatever it was, it fell flat for me.
that being said the plot was very interesting and original, the prose was engaging, the relationship between the main character and her best friend really tugged a chord with me, and i liked the ending. just, not enough to overlook the issues i had with this book.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Main character is non-consensually drugged at many points.