thebookfetishist's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Hated the portrayal of women (served only the men, didn't have personalities on their own) I know, that no female character could be considered a main character in this particular book, but come on, there are authors out there, that can still give their side (female) characters/less important (female!) characters a way better fleshed out personality compared to whatever this was. Also, hated the frequently occurring overly sexualised descriptions of women.
Crime mystery was pretty average, not much tension going on towards middle/end part of the book, although I have to give it to the author, the beginning did confuse me quite a bit and made me curious. Unfortunately, he failed to keep the tension through the entire book, so it ended up falling kinda flat for me.
The writing style was most of the time very beautiful, some very nice descriptions and metaphors going on. Additionally, I was able to learn quite a lot of Southern Slang and generally some new words I haven't heard about before, as someone who isn't a native English speaker.
Crime mystery was pretty average, not much tension going on towards middle/end part of the book, although I have to give it to the author, the beginning did confuse me quite a bit and made me curious. Unfortunately, he failed to keep the tension through the entire book, so it ended up falling kinda flat for me.
The writing style was most of the time very beautiful, some very nice descriptions and metaphors going on. Additionally, I was able to learn quite a lot of Southern Slang and generally some new words I haven't heard about before, as someone who isn't a native English speaker.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Bullying
Moderate: Dementia, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Classism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia
jasperdotpdf's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, Racism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape
emma_moon420's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Racism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia
abbyjoyw's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
angharad_knf's review
I wish that I was as dead as Cindy just so that I don't have to read another page of this book. This book was awful, predictable plot too
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, and Racial slurs
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