slimepuppy's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Not terrible, but it took too long to get actually intersting.
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Transphobia
Minor: Racial slurs and Injury/Injury detail
capra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Misogyny, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Xenophobia
ekmook'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
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Self harm, and Xenophobia
inkell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
Moderate: Genocide, Fatphobia, and Suicide
Minor: Biphobia
emmajh91'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use
nieva098's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Death, Genocide, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Grief, Colonisation, and Drug use
blackmetalblackheart's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Murder, Rape, Addiction, and Grief
Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Police brutality, Suicide, and Kidnapping
Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Spoiler
Surprising to me was who the perpetrator was.Graphic: Death and Alcoholism
Moderate: Racism and Murder
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Colonisation
katiiekhaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I also think there was just too many characters we are introduced to early on and expected to remember who exactly they are later on. It’s not a problem for some but a lot of these characters aren’t remarkable so they’re easy to forget, with some more character development, better names for the Australians and stronger character voices I think I would have got a lot less confused in the last 1/3 of the book.
There were also a couple plot points that as an Australian thought felt very unlikely but I’m willing to overlook it since the author isn’t Australian. Although this book isn’t going to deter me from reading any more of the Harry Hole books, it definitely isn’t putting me in a rush to read them.
Spoiler
Also I was really pleasantly surprised that this author really tried to show some of the issues Aboriginal Australian’s face, but that self awareness goes down the hole in when 3 out of the 4 potential suspects are all Aboriginal men. I just don’t think he needed or should have gone down that route for the story and felt a bit like a slap in the face. Especially since the only other Aboriginal man who wasn’t a suspect was a homeless alcoholic, it just felt to feed into a lot of stereotypes instead of subverting them and making it really critical of racism in an Australian context.Moderate: Rape and Murder
Minor: Racism
caitlinbythebook's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use