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asafekindofhigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
nenaveenstra'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? It's complicated
3.5
This time, I was mostly frustrated, because the main character doesn't challenge anything anyone says until she's brainwashed so much that she estranges herself from her family for the sake of transparancy. Considering how much she cared about her family before, it almost felt impossible. It's not impossible, of course, because the Circle is a cult, and its leaders are charismatic and good with words. And cults are very real. So I guess that's the more scary part to me - the way someone can influence you so much that you forget your own morals.
There were some passages in here that I think could be cut, like the aquarium scenes. Like, I understand that Ty uses the shark as a metaphor at the end, and sure, that's poetic and all, but it wasn't necessary in order to make a point and it made the book quite a bit longer than it needed to be.
I'm interested in the sequel, as I believe it's about people rebelling against the system, and that's exactly what I wanted from this book. Hopefully that one will be a little bit less frustrating :)
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Eating disorder, Terminal illness, and Car accident
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
kennim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism
iridaceae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Stalking, Murder, and War
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail