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yarm's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I found this book hard to rate. It was brilliantly written but the main characters were perverse and disdainful. I had to read it in stages interspersing with other books, due to the theme and images of perverted old men with young boys (although legally above age of consent). I was pleased with the ending though, when justice prevailed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcoholism
andy78's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.25
I- I don't know what to say other than that this book is the first to ever make me feel physically ill and it's not even some horror shit. Fuck Maurice.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Rape, Suicide, and Antisemitism