padrit's review
- 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: Gore, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Death, War, Sexual content, Murder, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Suicide, Genocide, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Alcohol
Minor: Slavery and Racism
emmalouisereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I knew a lot of the story from what I gleaned from popular culture. The only surprise really is whether there is a happy or sad ending - which I won’t spoil.
I think I would have appreciated a more ruthless editor. There are times where we have the same information repeated to us over and over, and I found myself thinking, I know Orwell, you told me this. There’s also a large amount of a book read by the main character which confirms what the main character knows, which of course we also knew.. so it would have been perhaps fine to say the book confirmed his knowledge?
At any rate, this is a disturbing tale. Too close to possible in some parts.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Classism, Confinement, Murder, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and War
Minor: Self harm
amandawie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and War
deadeye's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Torture, War, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gaslighting, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Moderate: Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Excrement, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence
marsisred's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, and Violence
dannythestreet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Torture
Moderate: Self harm and War