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elisabeth888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and War
Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Racism, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
alice_appleby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
abicaro17's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
desertdreamsanddarkthemes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
maxbirkey'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
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content and Suicide attempt
jagrove's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Animal death and Blood
piaa157'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and War
saraaaa's review against another edition
4.75
I feel like the author went for an explicitly didascalic approach, unambiguously denouncing the horrors of the war through the first person account of the young protagonist's personal experiences and reflections.
The strong accent on the loss of youthful dreams and teenage convictions makes it, in a way, a hybrid between a war novel and a bildungsroman.
The style was poetic at times, especially when reporting the protagonist's considerations, then moving to a kind of matter-of-factly journalistic style when describing the soldiers' routine and daily sufferings.
Last but not least, it's the first – and so far the only – war novel I read that managed to give a realistic account of a teenage boy's perspective on women and sexual attraction without falling into misogyny.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer and Mental illness
Minor: Racial slurs, Excrement, and Alcohol
queenkath32's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and War