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
bccorrea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Body horror, Animal death, Infidelity, Grief, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Violence
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Each character's voice was unique. The story was nothing that I've ever read and it was dark as anything. I was not prepared for so much death. I'm going with a 4 only because the writing style was so hard. I found skipping to the second person for stuff in the second act (don't wanna spoil) to be really rough and kind of jarring.
I do really like how important Denorah, the fourteen-year-old daughter of one of the originally introduced characters became. I liked following the plot through characters so that it felt character driven but still moved by the plot.
I'll definitely be reading this author again.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Classism, Bullying, Hate crime, Sexism, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Drug use, and Drug abuse
oyonok's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
particledamage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The overall commentary on guilt and grief, passed on from generation to generations, creating a cycle of pain and loss was gripping and felt all the more realized by the explicitness of the text--not just the violence and gore but also the point blank comments on alcoholism or the expected failure of Native men. This book shied away from nothing, whether it be the exposed brain matter of the many victims or just the bleakness in what these characters expect for themselves.
The stakes always felt high, though perhaps they petered out towards the end when it became clear to me exactly how this story would end, the only way it could end. And it did end up as expected, perhaps even more on the nose than anticipated and perhaps rushed in a way (though I suspect things were jumped over to say that the details don't matter, the end result does) but it never made me regret the journey.
A worthwhile read, if only for the slick way "You" was introduced and then further incorporated into the story, a great twist on narration and perspective I did not expect but would love to see used more.
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Murder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Racism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit and Suicide attempt
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Racism, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Hate crime, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Abortion, Police brutality, Infidelity, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Cursing
rb8985's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Animal death, Murder, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
its_kievan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore and Death
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Gun violence
Minor: Suicide attempt
rrovezzi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Suicide attempt