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haileyhardcover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, and Grief
herelieshenry'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? Yes
5.0
It’s always interesting to see the literary DNA of a genre through its classics. In particular, I think it’s fascinating to look at the characters as early iterations of different horror archetypes in this book; for example, Mr. Dudley stuck out to me as a prototype of the “Crazy Ralph” character.
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Car accident
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Unrealitytoastrats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Terminal illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
louiepotterbook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
bookish_bry'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Car accident
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
Minor: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, and Death of parent
There is a good amount of unreality in this novel.bexi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It wasn't very scary, more creepy and unsettling. Which is what I was hoping for because I am a soft, anxious marshmallow and need to be careful about the content I consume. If you're not a fan of gore/murder/body horror in spooky books I think this is a good option, but do check out the content warnings.
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
tmickey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Murder
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
row3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Body horror and Bullying
heavenward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Car accident