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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Ooof. I would have liked this book more if not for the shadow cast over it by the explicit pedophilia of it all. Of course, some will say it's not actually pedophilia, the "child" protagonist was in her 50s! But let's just say, this book will never be made into a movie. Even disregarding the explicit relationships between this person who appears to be ~10 years old, I had trouble finding myself interested in the story or the characters. A third of this book was judicial bureaucratic boredom, and perhaps Butler could have expanded it into a more interesting series, but I personally wouldn't have read the sequel.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Incest, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Alcohol
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