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kaela_arcuri'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder
mjohnsen'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
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Excrement, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
coffeemugs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
flooooo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol
voilajean's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry
stobblin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
However, it very much is a product of its time and while I generally appreciate darker themes and shocking scenes in novels, some parts felt shocking just for the sake of shock.
I'm glad I've read it at almost 30 and not at the first time I picked it up when I was 19.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol
chale19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Murder
thespencerj's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
aedoran08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder
grapes666's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
There’s an infamous scene where a child is forced to inflict a pretty upsetting act and it’s basically impossible to appropriately and accurately describe in trigger warnings. So, WARNING WARNING WARNING