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haven_k'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
annaofjesup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
kreglow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
sav_22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
maggiefaerie's review against another edition
I really wanted to love this book. I'm not scared easily, and everyone I know says this is the most frightening book they've read. I've had some disappointments recently, so I wanted something to scare me at least a little. I finally threw in the towel after chapter 7-6.
This book drags so much. I'm 1/3 of the way in and there's so much bloated writing that I honestly don't feel invested at all. There's a balance between atmosphere and plot, and this book leans heavily on settings before establishing motives or developing the characters. I basically spent 10 hours reading a book with the exact vibes of Stand By Me when I thought I was reading horror. I'm really disappointed because I wanted to be completely and absolutely terrified by the book, and I was, but not because of the monster.
I honestly cannot get past the homophonia, anti-semitism, fat shaming, mysogony, abuse, and racism. If you want to read this, be aware that this book casually drops many slurs in reference to minority groups. The liberal character descriptors that involve all the really bad slurs you can think of were unnecessary and truly uncomfortable.
The abuse is also way too explicit for me. There's nothing I've enjoyed about this experience of reading this book.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
deathtoy4444'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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Antisemitism, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
bomenvernietiger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Islamophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent
esslesmcgee'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, and Medical trauma
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
teslis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Jag har länge velat lösa just denna bok men varit för rädd för att läsa den. Men i november förra året bestämde jag mig för att göra det.
Boken hoppa i tid mellan en grupp barn och dem som vuxna. Det var lite svårt att hela tiden hänga med i både karaktärs byten men också tids byten.
Boken är skriven för ett tag sedan och det märks, den är problematisk på många sätt! Hade därför svårt att läsa i den då jag blev både arg men framförallt obekväm.
Boken har ungefär fem kvinnliga karaktärer som har namn och är med ett flertal gånger. Dess kvinnor är ofta sexualiserade och förminskade. Vilket jag tyckte var synd då framför allt Beverly som en av huvudrollerna hade kunnat få lysa lite!
Skulle inte rekommendera boken, den är väldigt lång med flera sidor om historiska saker som är beskrivna i minsta detalj. Jag är glad att jag läste klart den och slipper bära runt på den tegelstenen!
Den var inte så läskig som jag trodde framförallt i slutet utan mer obehagligt i stunder som ledde upp till det!
Kommer nog tyvärr inte mössa så långa böcker på ett tag, men är glad att det är gjort!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent