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coymeld'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
1.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Stalking, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
bookbug26's review against another edition
4.0
So many twists and turns, I'm genuinely speechless.
Check the warnings please, other than that, what a strong story.
Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Grief, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
eviecheesepuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Basically, we find ourselves in different rooms of a house whose owner just passed. His kids and ex-wife come back to clean up and sell the house to the dismay of the ghosts who live in it. The rooms serve as a memory trigger as we learn what happened to all these characters when they were the ones inhabiting them.
I’m not sure how to explain why I did not enjoy this book. It felt like the author did not like her own characters. They all came across as gnarly and spend their time bickering constantly. There’s nothing to look forward to in the plot and I didn't really care about what happened to anyone because you don’t spend enough time with them. Even finding out the backstory of the ghosts was kind of boring. Probably won’t be picking up any other Lauren Oliver books anytime soon.
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide
Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abortion, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage
kristasorocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood, Physical abuse, and Vomit
book_cwtch's review against another edition
Book club 2022
Graphic: Child death, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
kbweis'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
2.0
This book is basically Monster House meets The Haunting of Hill House, and yet it was somehow still pretty dull and would've been better served as a novella. Even after spending 300 pages with these characters, they did not feel well-developed, and a lot of the story felt generally pointless. The credit I'm giving this book is for the fact that I enjoyed the ghosts' point of view, and liked that they each had a distinct voice. I wanna be real life best friends with Sandra and Alice.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt