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emsmeat'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and War
plantkitt3n's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and War
hocuscrocus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
On the negative side, it's a slow crawl to find the plot, and it's not very satisfying when it finally shows up.
On the extra subjective side, I found it very slow going in general. It felt like Hannibal was 13 forever and then he was 18 forever. I get that these were the parts of his life that were most significant but I still found it very slow.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Deportation
cyanide_latte's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Personally I neither loved nor hated it. It was simply interesting to go through.
I think my largest criticism of this book is that it doesn't have great re-read value. It's the sort of thing that once you have read it, it's going to stick in your mind while going through the remainder of the books. And if it doesn't have great re-read value, then I look at it as an almost unnecessary book within the quartet when going through the series another time. It was good to read this once but I'm not sure how often I'll return to it.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Genocide
freshbatchofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
alicew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Cannibalism, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, and Torture
Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Kidnapping