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sarahjulianna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The characters are incredibly two dimensional. We don't know enough about them to really care as the narrator is telling us back conversations and she doesn't really like anyone other than her younger brother, who is maybe around 10? The only real character we get info about is the younger brother, Jack, who gets a bible as a gift and sees it as a metaphor for everything happening.
The themes in here are kind of unclear, or heavy handed. It was clear there is a climate crisis and we can blame the older generation and the wealthy for that. However, the conversation never really happens anymore than at a childish level of "you did this!" There was a current of biblical stuff which was... unusual?
Lastly, there was only one character who was described as having "olive toned skin" and he was the character that took the most abuse from the plot. There was a lot of fat-phobia as well that was just unnecessary.
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Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Racism
atamano's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
jen_again's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
internationalreads'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
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent
The “R” word is used to describe a character with a presumed intellectual disability in a very not-ok waymgraves89's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Violence, and Medical content
Minor: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Infidelity