voidature's review
- 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? Yes
2.0
it’s disgusting to ship percy with monty and it’s gross that they still get together at the end given how monty treats him throughout the novel but especially in the beginning—because this is the monty percy would have been exposed to since they were boys. a monty who will say racist things to him when he gets upset, percy who is supposedly his best friend, and even despite that percy is so patient with him and has to *teach* him about racism even when monty barely makes an effort to understand or accept that he has a white savior complex.
monty went through a huge character growth arc, but percy didn’t have the same kind of growth, and monty went through that growth at the expense of percy’s dignity, being written with an illness, who was used as a prop for him. not to mention scipio’s crew, who were also used as props to help monty grow.
i have no idea how or why this book is so highly rated given the contents of it and how the author chooses to write her characters. and after reading the reviews and finding out she’s transphobic as well, i’m unsurprised to find that my gut feeling about this book reading the way it does is correct.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Sexism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
eidal'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Racial slurs, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Ableism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, Cursing, Drug use, and Slavery
littlesnowcloud's review
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Death, Alcoholism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Classism, Racism, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Infidelity
marsh_mall0w'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Classism, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Slavery, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Infertility, Sexism, Self harm, and Racial slurs
mickij's review
- 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
Beyond that, I suppose I should talk about the book. This book is utterly fascinating for a variety of reasons. For one, it's grounded in history but it's not bleak for the characters of color. Slavery is mentioned, as it somewhat has to be for a book set in the 19th century, it's not weighing heavily on the narrative. A second thing is that
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, War, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Chronic illness, Vomit, and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization
adalinemccormick's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
akrafi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Racial slurs, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Vomit, and Physical abuse
water_violin'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Ableism, Misogyny, Self harm, Gun violence, Classism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Colonisation, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Slavery
lautreamont's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Death of parent
clemrain's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Death of parent and Physical abuse
Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Medical content, Racism, Alcoholism, Blood, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Grief, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, Deportation, and Sexual content