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aminami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
haileyeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
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
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
nicole_cob_reads'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
snarkandspark'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
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Minor: Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
oops_i_read_it_again'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? It's complicated
1.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Beverly, a young girl, is descriped sexually multiple times throughout the book. Every male character wants to have Sex with her.jackbifrost's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Classism
hiddeninfantasy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail