Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

One's Company by Ashley Hutson

20 reviews

cailaprincess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Good audiobook ~

busted as Stan Roper lol wtfffff

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cancer

vaykay's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wonderful writing. Frustratingly true yet ridiculous characters. Improper usage of a butcher's knife.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Death of parent

lepidopterofob's review

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

zenzi2read's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was prepared to fall in love with this book, but was let down. I would consider myself the target audience. I’m old enough to remember the show so I understood a lot of the references that were used in this book. However, I found this character to be far too unlikable. I understood that she was making most of her decisions based on a reaction to trauma, but they were no layers or levels. She was always selfish always rude always self-centered. She experienced harm and tragedy, but she lacked empathy. She was almost as sociopath. There wasn’t any tension in this book  Years past and nothing happens. There’s no soul-searching or healing that occurs that would allow her to become a better friend or family member or citizen. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

gabriellegoldenhour's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3.75-4 stars. Very unique story. Truly loved how unhinged and cringe this book made me feel. Halfway through I was “5 stars city!!!” But I don’t know if I really liked how it turned, turned, turned, and turned again. Still a really enjoyable story and can’t wait to talk about at book club :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Blood

atleastelise's review

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I could see myself doing this with Gilmore Girls. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

elbauer002's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

aslanjude's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault and Car accident

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think anyone who has gotten too into their comfort show, will relate to this. In a good way? No. Can they handle it? Probably not without our comfort shows. But I really do think it is an interesting look at the connections between trauma, media reliance, nostalgia, and social isolation that really resonated with me. Despite our protagonist not being likeable in the slightest, you can see how she got there and empathize, and I found everyone of her relationships fascinating. I'm still digesting the ending and may come back to add thoughts later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Sexism

smileysam's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I want to first say, I adore this book. I initially saw a reel on Instagram recommending this book with something along the lines of “a woman who has gone through hardships wins the lottery and decided to recreate the set of Three’s Company and live out her days as the characters” and thought that that was so outlandish and different that I had to read this book. It is so much more than that. First, the imagery Hutson uses is so descriptive and beautiful. The way things like the Christmas village were described took me right there with Bonnie. Second, it’s such and interesting and different read - I can’t say I have experienced anything else like it. It’s such a journey from start to finish through Bonnie’s psyche. I definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence