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prettycloud's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
What a thoroughly odd and extraordinary piece of writing. This novel is witty and fun and thoughtful but also dark and disturbing. It does not seem to relish in its violence, but rather to pull the reader in to understand what the violence is made of. It asks a lot of questions and is a great beginner of discussions, but beware! It is not for the faint of heart or stomach.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
This book features some pretty gnarly dubious consent (there seems to be a lot of rationalizing going on—I'd classify it as rape, but it's unclear if the victim would). There's also a pretty messed-up murder and a lot of bodily and societal weirdness. It's not all suffering, but it's one of those books that you want to read slowly or sit out entirely due to the nastiness of some of its content.k_kiefer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
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