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bgmylc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
bageltop's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, and Vomit
rockcommander's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, and Violence
sassyykassie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
bibliomania_express's review against another edition
4.0
There's so much to say about this book, about the way it challenges stereotypes and explores the line between past and present, justice and revenge, and tackles everyday racism and generational trauma. Jones does an excellent job using perspective and blending realism with horror to pull the reader in. There's some really gruesome scenes that I needed to skim over - this book is unflinching about blood and death. Yes, multiple dogs (and people) die in this book.
I did find a few parts slow and the pacing a bit choppy. There's a lot of details, particularly about basketball near the end. There are also parts that are a bit hard to follow because the blend of reality and magic/horror elements. This is definitely a book to sit down and focus on.
I had a really great conversation with my book club, and I'm so glad we read this for the spooky season.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Minor: Drug abuse
achay91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy
caseydawn'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
bananavana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
mrpetej'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
jbfletcher's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit