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rebekahmccubbins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jamiee_f'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
2.0
However, what this actually ended up being was a gross lord of the flies retelling with more animal abuse and more sociopathic boys. Not sure what the takeaway was supposed to be with this story....
I just wished for more story, more character motivation, less gore and pointless gross.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
poop_scoop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia
mbayram's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Torture, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Stalking
It's wild. Went into this book blind except I knew it was intense and crazy and that's absolutely true. It's one of the best books I've read in a while. The writing is great and the characters are well rounded. Definitely had me squirming in my seat!benjiaprout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
3.0
The prose is very readable, and the premise is interesting. But considering my copy had a Stephen King quote saying it scared the hell out of him, I'm confused. It was grim, sure, utterly disgusting - the worst body horror I'd read and I've had a mosey about. It made me feel sick, but not scared, there wasn't an awful lot of suspense as the basic plot gets spoiled relatively early on and anyone with decent grasp of story and character can guess where the plot and scouts will end up. Not bad, but I'm not as impressed as I hoped to be, seeing as I'd seen so many people recommend it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ladyinverse'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
major tw for very descriptive animal death/cruelty from pages 194-198 specifically about a cat. i couldn't read those pages but just glanced to see when it ended.hydratingtoner'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
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
netsreik's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship
viireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
entityj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Vomit, Stalking, and Gaslighting