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batcaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
wrestleacademic'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Child death
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Trafficking
ro_lux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, and Transphobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism
illuminatedspace's review against another edition
- 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
The mystery was also kind of boring to me.
The mixed media elements are novel but not integral to telling the story.
If the book was shorter it may have been higher rated for me. It's not unreadable, but I hardly enjoyed any of the time I spent reading the book and nearly quit several times. I stayed for the resolution which in my opinion didn't really pay off and the denumont was so incredibly drawn out it felt like the book was ending 5 times before the actual last page. The climax was a bit of a page turner but the main character seemed to turn into a different person and some of their actions that provided the most dramatic situations seemed unmotivated. That paired with the fact that
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
tiemzahra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This one gave me House of Leaves vibe. A fictional documentary that seems true, Cordova’s films feel realistic. There were screenshots of the cult website, pictures of his mansion (heavily edited but acceptable), lives of so many people involved; the actors and actresses and people they met along the way. It was a creepy book and both revelations (fake and true) were believable that I didn’t mind which one’s which.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
tessieferro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Suicide
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Transphobia, and Car accident
whatevertheysay'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: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief
Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Transphobia