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august_18's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness
lancemama's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
alexisgarcia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
rachelly's review against another edition
2.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
avidreaderandgeekgirl'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? It's complicated
2.0
I usually like books with odd formats but this one just didn't work. Mercy/Mary's commentary was the only part that kept me reading. But you still don't know what's real and what's not in the end.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming and Bullying
le_mur'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
dreamdoughnut's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I think my main issue is that Art is incredibly unlikeable. I love a narrator that is flawed and unreliable but ultimately you want to relate to that character. He was vulnerable but blamed everyone but himself for his problems. He reminded me of an ex of mine, so maybe that’s a personal problem.
It wasn’t the worst book I’ve read. It just wasn’t a nail-biter like Tremblay’s other novels.
Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness
queergoth_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was super excited when I got this request approved. I was a huge horror fan as a teen and I'm slowly getting back into it. Earlier this year I started reading books by Paul Tremblay and honestly they were right up my street to I jumped at the chance to read this. Unfortunately this one didn't do it for me in the same way as some of his other works. This book is framed as a memoir with editing notes from his friend. I really like this concept. It allowed for so much more nuance in the story. The author really captured Art's voice so well. It really came across like the memoir it's supposed to be. However, I felt like that was a double edged sword. It was very much written in Art's voice but honestly I didn't like Art or his writing. It grated on me a lot and I really only pushed through because I wanted to see where it was going. The notes were a nice break. It was nice to have this dual POV almost. I don't know if it was because it was an ebook but I'd have loved to have seen these note set up more like someone was writing in the margins but that might have broken the flow a bit. Overall I was a bit underwhelmed. The ending was really perfect and I think it made up for the effort it took me to get through to the end.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Medical content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse