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dev921's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
rinitealeaf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Child death, and Blood
jbabbm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Slow start but interesting development and ending. This is not a scary or horror book, at least in my opinion and the way I felt while reading it. Shirley Jackson did make a great job at writing this story.
If you are planning to read this because of the Netflix show, do know that this is a very different story with only some similarities and details they did decided to include in the series.
If you are planning to read this because of the Netflix show, do know that this is a very different story with only some similarities and details they did decided to include in the series.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis