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brooke_pearson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
This might technically count as a spoiler, but I'm really just using this as a trigger/content warning. Pages 180-184 have a dog going crazy and killing itself, and while Malorie can't see it, the sounds are descriptive and you may need to skip it if that's not something you can handle (I personally could barely do it). If you do decide to skip this chapter, here's a happier version of what happens so you don't miss out on anything:jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Blood
Minor: Animal death, Excrement, and Vomit
kaitieg97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Vomit
kirstenpod_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Death of parent
asourceoffiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
From the very beginning we are drip-fed a mystery which is never explained or solved. It's a seemingly outlandish scenario which results in clusters of survivors who must stay indoors and forever hide their eyes from what lurks outside. There's a faint sense of the ridiculous, but the fear that gripped the characters, of what cannot be seen or known, was enough to completely engross me. Add to that a desperate, isolated mother raising her children to be constantly afraid and never look outside, and I just could not put it down.
The writing is incredibly clever. With my eyes wide open I felt completely exposed while reading, and the tension that builds slowly throughout the book became a physical sensation for me by the end. I finished the book with clenched fists; every horror that Malorie experiences, she does so through her other senses. What she cannot see she must assume, and the cause of it all remains unknowable. I absolutely loved it.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
muzzfuzz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Death of parent
felicia's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Cursing
purplesky25276's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
afion's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism and Grief
Minor: Sexism and Vomit
imrereads'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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death and Child death