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writeasiread's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Murder
chuckyinspace's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, and Xenophobia
lay1onme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
cinderrunner'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
4.0
The only reason it isn't 5☆ is that the flow and pacing does feel really confusing when you start and that makes it hard to get into the real flow things and understand the plot. I also take issue with the author choosing to make her sadistic and extremel sexually driven (and perverted) serial killer a gay man (when the stereotype has always been that they are predators). Especially given that this novel was written/published on close to the end of the aids epidemic when gay men were being treated even more vilified than normal. Even if Oates did not intentionally mean to create such a dangerous stereotype I cannot believe that she wasn't at least subconsciously biased by homophobia when writing.
Definitely worth checking trigger warnings.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
chibichaostan'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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Violence, Medical content, and Stalking
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
bofadeez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
annihilatrix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Cannibalism
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Slavery, and Vomit
lior34'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: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Violence
_egg_wash's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Moderate: Ableism, Blood, and Alcohol