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emilia_thereader'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
2.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Grief
Minor: Blood
nugehood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment
freckled_frog_boi'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
But the main thought i got when reading was “well, that’s capitalism innit“
It seemed to me like it showed how disability is treated in a capitalist society.
He hinders their ability to gain money and keep it (ie with the renters), they all collectively have to put in more work to keep him alive (ie the new jobs in order to cover his debt, rent for the house, and his expenses), and he wasn’t allowed to be seen if the family wanted to maintain their status.
And when he died it was like a burden was lifted from the family - indicating gregor was the burden.
These are all experiences of disabled people who live in such a society as this,
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
eve_o's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
myiscoh'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
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Body horror and Abandonment
thevampiremars'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, and Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
I tagged abandonment but neglect would be more accurate, and although not explicitly presented as an eating disorder I did tag that for the description of intentional starvationsarahrosea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism and Suicide
halfpricessword's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Death, and Eating disorder
enabditouri_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Death
fujo_cat'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? It's complicated
4.0
People are more than their job; they are more than their paycheck. Reading this while in the pandemic hit especially hard... It's disgusting how accurate the way we treat others who can't work is. And the problem isn't "yeah, everyone should work!"; people shouldn't NEED to work as much as they do with the technology we now have. If we had a better planned economy who didn't rely on people literally dying for their paycheck to pay their nourishment and roof, we could stop having such a depressing way of looking at poor people and people who work at jobs considered "low-end", like retail.
Anyways, rant over. I really enjoyed this, especially considering its size-it's so tiny and yet the message is huge. 4/5 ⭐
Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Grief