Reviews with content warning for Religious bigotry - Hidden Pictures

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Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

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micku's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lucygettinger's review against another edition

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anissawren's review against another edition

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You don't have to be trying to be transphobic to be transphobic.

Also, the female main character is clearly written by a man and the writing is just painful to read generally.

I would 1 star this if I could.

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arguhlincozzi's review against another edition

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Found out the ending is transphobic and right wing dog whistles.

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ivykennerauthor's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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luv4journey's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Went into this book completely blind and it really surprised me. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. the ending was really good and i enjoyed the writing my only complaint is how the parents were wrote with being the “typical atheist vegan liberal” I found it very strange and I don’t think they needed to be wrote in that way for the plot, plus the only Asian character being obsessed with anime and drawing whiskers on?? I had some of ending spoiled for me but it still shocked me and I was genuinely creeped out at certain parts of the book.

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katerinatroyanovich's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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? Yes

2.0

On the surface this book was fine. It was a page turner, went quickly, kept me guessing. The addition of illustrations throughout was an intriguing idea that added an element of creepiness that I enjoyed. But I can’t get the weird micro aggressions out of my head: Stereotypical characters of color like caricatures - you’re going to make the one Latinx family landscapers that have all mission style furniture? And the one Asian character draw whiskers on her face and love anime? Also weird ideas about atheism - I’ve never met an atheist who was so intense about not celebrating holidays or letting their kid believe in the tooth fairy. Nor have I met an atheist that is happy to show their five year old graphic anatomy books that ALSO explain anal sex and cunnilingus. Wtf? And am I crazy or did the author manage to squeeze in an opinion on the gender binary? Was this transphobic? I don’t even know what I just read. Damn.

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