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sleepye's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Excrement
blueroo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and Self harm
raventomes'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
1.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Infidelity
gaetkoguy'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
Minor: Animal death, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
c_alma_d'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
chuckstafer'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
3.0
Max Booth III's writing is really well done on this novella, so the anxiety, fear, anger, etc. that the family feels, really came across as you read the story. But SO much was left unanswered and I really struggled with understanding what was real, what was a dream, and what was NyQuil-induced.
One of the main reasons I only gave this novella s 3-star rating, was that the family was SO ANNOYING. The father's constant berating and cursing, the daughter's constant "OMGs" and whining, and even the younger brother's constant talk of farts and butts, just got so overdone and annoying. I really failed to connect with any of the characters very well.
The story was intriguing enough to keep me going, but ultimately fell a bit flat for me.
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Vomit and Cannibalism
racl'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? No
2.0
The very end is compelling but you have to sift through 90% of the book being fart and butt jokes (to the point it's far outside the realm of realistic for the child character).
It's more shock horror and body horror than anything else when you do get horror, but mostly it's just listening in to a deeply disfunctional family and that's not fun to me personally.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit
Minor: Excrement
itsalina's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
earthtoaimee's review
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail
dannythestreet's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury