bammys'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
4.0
Spoiler
If the main story is about the author describing her experience with schizophrenia, then it leaves a bad taste in my mouth because while it doesn’t overtly have discriminatory language, it does portray people with schizophrenia as having violent tendencies and being unpredictable which contributes harmfully to the stigma surrounding mental illnessesGraphic: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore
Minor: Mental illness, Ableism, and Suicidal thoughts
thatfella's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Racial slurs and Ableism
mbayram's review
- 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
2.75
İ know some people really enjoyed that but İ didn't find the characters likeable or interesting enough to enjoy it myself. Awad is an excellent writer and i enjoyed the structure or ~the body~ ;) but the plot was a bit hard to follow. That may be because İ listened to the audiobook though, so İ think I'd rate the book higher for paperback. The ending especially felt out of nowhere even though it did have sufficient lead up? İdk it's worth a try if you're into funky stuff but definitely need to be in the mood for it and i highly suggest a physical copy instead of audiobook.
İ wouldn't say it's scary but it's got horror elements so if you're sensitive to that beware.
Graphic: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Classism, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Colonisation, Blood, and Bullying
anoushka05's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction and Ableism
emjbarnes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Spoiler
(and intertwine)Graphic: Death, Murder, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Ableism
Moderate: Torture, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent
serotiny11'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
3.0
Spoiler
ableist language - the r word, using schizophrenic as a derogatory joke; racial slurs - the g word several timesGraphic: Racial slurs and Ableism
theghostly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Rape, Ableism, and Sexual assault
simplyammee's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Ableism
They mention rape or the possibility of being raped but rape isn't actually within the book.eliya's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
It was a little milquetoast in its character representation & ending. Like yeah of course they’re all white and of course they’re all thin and of course the outcast is a little alternative. Really disappointed with the use of the R word & ableism & fatphobia throughout the book.
Spoiler
The ending was also lazy. Ha-ha the villains are broken and that’s their comeuppance? Broken limbs? There could have been so many more twists and turns but it was really like the one graphic thing that happened and everything else was the come down. I didn’t need all that info on how she was just laying in bed and the different ways in which she was laying in bed lmao.Spoiler
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder
Moderate: Self harm, Bullying, Sexual content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Drug use, Cursing, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, and Death
Minor: Fatphobia
carabunkle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Gore, Ableism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis