scribblesandsuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Slavery
pbeeandj'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? It's complicated
5.0
Spoiler
I'm not the same person I was in highschool, or college, or my 20s. I'm not the same person I was when I was in a bad relationship. But acknowledging my prior ignorance while I was living as those past myselves does not make what I experienced any less meaningful. Our protagonist may have been ignorant of the existence of House as one version of himself, and then ignorant of the abusive relationship he was in as another, but he doesn't scorn the parts of himself that made those decisions, that did the best with what they knew at a time. He accepts his past selves as a part of who he is now, personalities and mindsets he can never return to, but that have led to him becoming someone totally new. A little bit of both, but more than the sum of his past parts.Moderate: Kidnapping and Toxic friendship
anivino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
eauderat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic friendship
spineofthesaurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Animal death, Torture, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Slavery, and Ableism
athryn's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Slavery
Minor: Drug use and Gun violence
nefariousbee'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Confinement
Moderate: Blood and Murder
faye_jonesy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Cursing
Minor: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, and Vomit
kimtazo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Gaslighting
Moderate: Kidnapping and Gun violence
Minor: Suicide and Violence
loesm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Dementia
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Gun violence