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karcitis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Medical content, Grief, and Confinement
Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Body horror, Abortion, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Animal death
prettycloud's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abortion
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, War, and Medical content
This is a noir book, so it does not shy away from violence, but neither does it delight in gore like horror might. The child abuse/domestic abuse is part of the narrator's trauma but does not take place in the timeline of the narrative. One of the detectives has MS, and though the story never dwells on it long, there is a heavy moment when she mentions another character with MS's suicide. The abortion isn't graphic, but it bears a lot of narrative weight.