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abyakron's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
paloverdepages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
The prose has moments when it's really good, usually in sensory descriptions.
There are a lot of scenes that feel like a point-and-click adventure game. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; I think it's the limited setting and all the props that the narration is juggling. Speaking of juggling, sometimes it's hard to tell who's speaking
I'm reading this so I can watch the movie. It was a bit of a chore.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Gun violence, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent
chelsea11's review against another edition
0.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
peyviz'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Trafficking
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
angstyweeaboo's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, and Dementia
sofia_read'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Cursing, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
midnightrose_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
xiacatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Movie review: If you love the book, you'll hate the movie. It's more "reimagined" rather than "inspired by". Too many changes in characters and plot. Would not recommend.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
shirleonelsie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
BUT
The use of the r-slur, n-slur and a chinese-slur (the latter used many times, as the name of a fictional location) colored this book gray for me. While they were all used by a character who - if this was a real person, probably would talk like this - there wasn't a whole lot of explanation or detracting from the other characters in the book. Granted, only the latter mentioned one was said allowed to anyone else but it still felt very shoe-horned in. Like the author took advantage of creating a character who would say these things just so he could say them. And that feels smarmy.
If it wasn't for those, I honestly think I'd give them a high 4 maybe 5 star rating. If those slurs were used and there was some explanation or backlash from other characters - something that let's me know the author truly understands that the use of those words is NOT OKAY - then maybe, just maybe, I could let it slide. But that isn't how this feels.
(I use other reading apps, so you may see this again!)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Use of n-slur, r-slur, and a chinese-slurmichelle_my_belle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Cancer