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esv_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape, Grief, and Classism
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
eclloyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
kaerene'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? No
3.0
The Cons: You don’t actually get to solving the mystery and putting in all the pieces together until you’re 75% into the book. It’s too dang long. You get to host 4 or 5 and then flip into someone else on the same day and it just got really old especially when those hosts didn’t find out anything. I predicted one of the plot twists. I felt like the end was rushed and if we didn’t spend so much time stumbling along with a few hosts, it didn’t have to be rushed.
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, and Classism
catereadsbooks248's review against another edition
2.0
Also, the extreme fatphobia made it so hard to read!!! You can tell the authour is extremely discriminatory towards larger bodies through how he writes about people in the book - it was so much it was hard to read!!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
proudtobeabookaholic'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
4.0
Jag har mestadels lyssnat på boken (utmärkt uppläsning av Anders Jansson), men eftersom det är ett stort persongalleri så var jag tacksam att jag även hade den fysiska boken tillgänglig. De sista kapitlen, med upplösningen, struntade jag faktiskt helt i ljudboken.
Vi får lära känna en mängd mer eller mindre udda karaktärer, alla med helt egna personligheter och temperament. Däremot är det bara en berättare, Aiden Bishop, och honom får vi veta minst om, hur konstigt det än låter. Man kan säga att det är en pusseldeckare, men en väldigt originell sådan och mer komplex än t ex Agatha Christies dito (som för övrigt var en stor inspiration till den här boken, enligt författarens efterord). Den kräver fokus och koncentration, kanske lite mer än jag var villig att ge, för jag blev i alla fall överraskad av upplösningen (tack och lov - jag brukar bli besviken om jag kommer på lösningen i förtid!).
Det här är en bok som det passar att gå in ganska blind i. Jag visste egentligen bara att den var annorlunda på något sätt och det brukar räcka för mig. Det gjorde också att jag till en början inte hade någon aning om vad som försiggick och jag bjöds på flera överraskningar längs vägen. Att det var så många karaktärer inblandade gjorde mig ibland förvirrad och jag fick gå tillbaka för att se vem som var vem, men Turton gjorde verkligen ett bra jobb med att ge alla speciella egenheter. Jag är grymt imponerad av att det här är en debutroman!
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity and Sexual assault
biojesspj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War
magmabadger'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Grief
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence
juanat77'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ggcd1981'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual harassment