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agnela'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Death of parent
cassreading's review against another edition
4.0
But I really liked it. I loved it's exploration of colonialism and gender and selfhood, of Borders and Boundaries and the people who cross them. The prose is expansive, almost poetic at times. Roy plays with language, in ways that can feel aimless, driven by association, by a need to reveal the edges of letters and words and the limits of the meanings they are meant to convey.
It isn't 5 stars for arbitrary reasons, not due to any flaw in actual quality. I only rate a book 5 stars if I can't wait to re-read it, and I don't want to re-read this, maybe ever. Finishing this book feels like finishing an overly rich, Michelin star meal at a restaurant you can't afford to go to again.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Grief
Minor: Animal death
lcamp2780'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
selimhannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
leoniefnk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail
fi_reads_books'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Fatphobia, Incest, and Vomit
Minor: Animal death
wetdirtreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Fatphobia, Incest, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and War
kibiiiariii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jellyparfum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism