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carrotchimera's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
irenealgi's review against another edition
I am not one to be overly sensitive with books or to shy away from difficult themes, but I suppose I'm going through a difficult time myself and reading this book every night before bed was not doing anything to improve my mood.
It's sad, it's so dark, and there are graphic depictions of emotional and sexual abuse on children. Not just once, but recurrently, as I suspect this is a key theme in the book and the thing the two main characters have in common. I'm all for books about hard topics, but I suppose this is not the right time for me to be reading this one. A real shame, because it is absolutely well written and engaging and very well done.
It's sad, it's so dark, and there are graphic depictions of emotional and sexual abuse on children. Not just once, but recurrently, as I suspect this is a key theme in the book and the thing the two main characters have in common. I'm all for books about hard topics, but I suppose this is not the right time for me to be reading this one. A real shame, because it is absolutely well written and engaging and very well done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence
Moderate: Bullying
catsrgray's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Excrement
Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Torture
Minor: Body shaming
eurybia's review against another edition
My god, I did NOT know what I had signed up for with this book. It seems to me this book is very oversexualised even when the author is talking about kids. I know that the point of this book is to show how people grow up to be the adults they are but my god, this is too much for me. Also the first and second part felt very disjointed to me and there was absolutely no way of distinguishing the two girls once we turned to the flashback scenes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
hanleest's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Death of parent
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