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marissa_nancy_nicole'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
danibee'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
traa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death and Stalking
jaedia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kellyofcali'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death
eggplantia5'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I was curious about this book well before the movie, as there was a fair amount of controversy around the ending when it first came out.
I think it was a little hard for me to get through at times because the writing was a little stilted. The differing perspectives were fine, although with relatively few characters, I feel like we could have gotten some more perspective from all the strangers.
A tense and creepy book - not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I think I probably would not have finished it had I not been so curious about the debate around the ending.
The ending is definitely ambiguous but I feel like the 4 strangers were telling the truth, and that the world was ending. What was conveyed through the book, sure, was self-reported, but that is all the evidence we have - we don't have any evidence that they did confabulate a bizarre story. We don't have evidence that they knew each other or were somehow set up in an elaborate scheme. There is no specific reason why this family was targeted. The potential coincidence of the one guy potentially being the one to beat up one of the dads was not 100% confirmed, in my opinion.
Borrowed from library, probably won't re-read.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Blood
demartinodoc'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death
thesapphiccelticbookworm'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death
mousey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
camillesuzannes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Homophobia
Minor: Animal death