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exquis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
claudini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Abortion
greatexpectations77'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, and Death of parent
Big big trigger warning forfluffy1st'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
tarsier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Death of parent
doramag'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
maggiemaryamos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mabs_grace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion
tashmachin'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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Excrement
signeskov'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? Yes
5.0
Douglas Stuart's writing is something special. Some of its lyricism brought me to read certain paragraphs or sentences over and over because it simply put human reflection so perfectly and elegantly to paper. His writing, and in particular his dialogue, is also skillful in encapsulating a certain group of characters in time and space, and, if you are an outsider to that group, you slowly learn to have a peek in through the blinds, and what you find at a closer look is beautiful and simolteanously traumatizing.
In many ways, the themes in this book touched places so deep in my heart that I cannot remember when I last had such an experience – perhaps A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. The struggle of growing up in a family stretched thin across generations; the power of sacrifice; love in all of its ugly and beautiful forms; soulcrushing self-destruction; horrendous, Nietzschean violence; and not at least, masculinity.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion