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queergoth_reads'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
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Medical content, Child abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Animal death
rei_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, and Gun violence
Moderate: Child abuse
graysonbax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death
booksteader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
🚨🚨🚨🚨Would recommend with some caveats, and only to a certain type of reader.
Speaking of recommendations, thank to you Stephen from Fred & June's Books for introducing me to something totally new!
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Racism, Child abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Car accident, Police brutality, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Blood, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
horizonous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Sexism, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide, War, Bullying, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Car accident, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse
the_boozy_baking_bibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
Cosby is a master of the art of writing complicated, flawed characters that still have you rooting for them as they’re breaking someone else’s jaw. If you like gritty crime novels that are full of despicable characters and people who will do whatever it takes to rid the world of that evil - even if it means walking a fine line between vengeance and justice - this is a must read.
And it was his first novel. So far, they’re all fucking glorious.
Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Police brutality, Murder, and Violence
afriendwithfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Murder
cydbee'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Racism
readermonica's review against another edition
4.0
Here's part of my original review and I think that I liked this one even more this time around.
This story is gritty, engaging, and fast paced. Cosby manages to put a lot of character development in a very condensed space. I rarely read anything that needs me to include a content/trigger warning, but this time I need to add it because it was a tough one. One of the important characters to the story relates in detail being raped as a child, which was hard to read, but it was an essential part of the character's story. Cosby is a new favorite.
Graphic: Child abuse
chupacobbruh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Racial slurs