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mel_j's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Rape, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty
jme14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I don't think this is QUITE as good as "Beloved" due to her clearly more unrefined style. This feels more restrained with its magical realism and slightly less comprehensive with its characters, but that is some extreme nit-picking. Seriously, read this book. I'm so excited (and emotionally nervous) to read the rest of her work.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
michaelion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Fatphobia, Blood, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment