Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace

2 reviews

uranaishi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

gawdz0rz's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

3.0

claire doesn’t have much of a personality beyond hating everyone, and literally every other character is empty and unlikeable. the advertised (dry) humor in the book isn’t really there, either, but instead feels extremely underwhelming and is presented as the internal monologue of a clearly neurodivergent person, but i did exhale through my nose a few times, if that counts. the story was pretty unique in an american psycho/dexter kind of way with a lot of good twists, so it has that going for it. 

i dunno, i had much higher hopes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racism, and Death of parent