ashhearddwrites's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent
reads2cope's review against another edition
2.5
Loved the concepts explored, but the story itself and the characters fell flat. There were some beautiful lines, and the horror scene near the beginning really made me gag, but most the book left me feeling meh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Gore, Bullying, Animal death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent
knerys's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Suicide
cwg's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Honestly, it had been slow for me, at first, but once the story picks up, I couldn’t stop reading until the end. It is confusing and disorienting but it was lovely.
For me, specifically, it had taken one scene, to get into it.
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Note:
I read this as part of a club, and I had realized, unfortunately, that I had to finish it today. So I did. For reference, I had only gotten about 20% of the way there, and I had skimmed through the story a bit, but I have enough sensibilities to talk about it.
For me, specifically, it had taken one scene,
Spoiler
the worm body horror scene,—
Note:
I read this as part of a club, and I had realized, unfortunately, that I had to finish it today. So I did. For reference, I had only gotten about 20% of the way there, and I had skimmed through the story a bit, but I have enough sensibilities to talk about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Child abuse
Moderate: Animal death and Death
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Death
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