uhh_sydney's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Outing, and Rape
laurenwerlinger's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Nathan Hill writes with meticulous, almost extreme detail, a feature of his writing style that is mostly engaging and addictive but sometimes becomes a slog to read through. This book easily could have been one or two hundred pages shorter. However, the majority of the reading experience was a good one.
Difficult topics are covered with both care and brutal honesty. Every nook and cranny of each character's pathetic, awful life is exposed, and I found myself not really liking them very much, but relating to them heavily.
The way the multigenerational narrative is told is effective. Hill portrays the cycle of trauma very well.
The Nix is sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, and always spot-on with its observations about human nature.
Difficult topics are covered with both care and brutal honesty. Every nook and cranny of each character's pathetic, awful life is exposed, and I found myself not really liking them very much, but relating to them heavily.
The way the multigenerational narrative is told is effective. Hill portrays the cycle of trauma very well.
The Nix is sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, and always spot-on with its observations about human nature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Rape
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
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