bleepbloop's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/injury detail, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Dementia, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse
tomiebear'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Suicide
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, and Sexual violence
Minor: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Racial slurs
serenityr05's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Rape, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Death, Self harm, Alcoholism, and Blood
angelina41'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
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs
james1star'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Murder, and Drug abuse
Minor: Toxic friendship, Cursing, Sexism, Suicide, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Blood, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
issyd23'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
2.0
Really disappointed this book didn’t live up to the hype: pacing was way too slow - like just get to the murder already.
Tbh PLL did it better and the play/Hitchcock film Rope is a way better version of this story in terms of suspense, pacing and exploring themes of ethics, academia, eruditeness, class and queerness.
NB the audiobook I listed to narrated by the author herself gave the most annoying voice to Bunny: he sounded like that little bitch in the Polar Express and so I wasn’t even sad when he was killed.
Also I found the main 6 characters so detestable I was indifferent to their
Spoiler
murders and suffering from trying to evade their crimes.Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Murder, Incest, Classism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, and Racism
em_gauts's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Classism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, Grief, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Drug use
Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Outing
Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking, and Rape
charlotteschapter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Death
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Incest, Murder, and Homophobia
Minor: Rape, Racial slurs, and Animal death
realslimschaefy'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Incest, and Alcohol
marialenak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Animal death, Incest, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug abuse, Murder, and Racial slurs