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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One of the rare books that isn't quite as good as the movie adaptation, maybe because there's more of a poetry and epic quality to Dominek's film. Both though are these visceral cries of despair. Maybe within a novel I just find that more suspicious, like Hansen is fetishizing the sadness of his American West.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Medical content, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, Racism, Murder, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Chronic illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Infidelity, War, and Alcoholism
Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
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