elkboy23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Alcohol, and Gore
Moderate: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Racism, Stalking, Police brutality, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime
Minor: Classism, Grief, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury
amsswim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Genocide
Minor: Car accident, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Addiction
dayslife143's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Drug use, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Gore
literarywreck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Colonisation, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, and Torture
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Racism
madarauchiha's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I do love the characters' voices. they feel individual yet familiarly similar to each other. Truly nailed the feeling of community, to me. The writing in general is excellent.
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“Jolene?” he calls out. “That you, girl?”
When you don’t answer he flattens his lips and cuts a sharp whistle, slapping the leg of his jeans twice.
You’re no dog, either.
Also: There are no dogs. Not anymore.
The author manages to make this paragraph fucking TERRIFYING in context.
I liked the
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basketball game. sometimes things dont make sense, especially to younger people, kids, so they filter it through whatever they know best to understand the unknowable. The Elk woman plays by her rules and so does Denorah with basketball. I like that it also shows DenorahsOh! And I love that humans
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hunted through persistence hunting and the elk woman was doing the same in the finale.What is horror but healing? the ending made me bawl in relief. This book us immaculate horror and a must read for everyone.
Content warnings:
minor drug overdose, drug abuse, domestic abuse?,
medium drug abuse, body horror, police abuse, alcohol use, unsanitary, animal hunting, death,
major animal death, animal hunting, anti native racism, body horror, child death, dogs, emetophobia, gore, gun violence, guns, murder, police, suicidal thoughts, suicide, vomit / emetophobia
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug abuse, Body horror, Police brutality, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug abuse