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The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan

4 reviews

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, Grief, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Alcohol, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Transphobia and Pedophilia

stabilesero's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Now, I may be biased. I love Fagan's writing. But this little novel is quite frankly, and to fit with the writing style, a fucking masterpiece.

The Panopticon follows Anais and her story of living in the social care system. It made me smile warmly at her friendships with Tash, Shortie and the rest of the Panopticon gang and their times of... Just being kids. Or at least trying to be. 

This book has hard times. There are dark topics, which bluntly, need to be covered because they are very real and very true for a lot of individuals who are care experienced. Well done Fagan; someone had to tell the stories that nobody wants to hear, and you did it in a way that left me astonished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Drug use, Addiction, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty

tilda_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Feels a bit weird to say I "enjoyed" this, perhaps its more accurate to say that I was moved by it. The main character was compelling and the friendships were touching and hopeful in a very bittersweet way. I felt like I cared a lot about the characters and even though I predicted quite a few of the plot points I still felt the squeeze in my chest when they actually happened. Picked this book up randomly in the library without knowing anything about it and it was not at all what I expected from the blurb/title. Thought I would be reading a bit of a mystery/thriller but its really a snapshot of the despair and misery inflicted on children in care. Has left me feeling contemplative. We need to get a grip and change things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, Child death, Suicide, and Drug use

cripreadsedinburgh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence