gaby_inz'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Cursing, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Child death, Infidelity, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide attempt, War, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
Moderate: Genocide, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, and Misogyny
mosca'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? No
0.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, War, Miscarriage, and Racism
lizzzitro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Eating disorder, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, War, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
ana610615'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, Incest, Injury/injury detail, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Rape, and Sexism
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Moderate: Colonisation, Sexism, Miscarriage, War, Self harm, and Death
Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Child death
shreyasingh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Incest, Child death, Violence, Terminal illness, Rape, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, and Gun violence
Minor: Miscarriage, War, Police brutality, Pedophilia, and Cursing
kat_tk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, and Incest
Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pedophilia
elizlizabeth'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
3.0
In the end that's what this is, a clever book, marvelously crafted with exquisite prose, but deeply disturbing and depressing. I do not agree with GGM's worldview here and the whole Oedipus Complex trope seemed to point at Shakespearean levels of tragedy, but where my man Willy didn't take himself too seriously, GGM does this sad boi act which made me dislike his books in the first place. Appreciate the art, but won't be re-reading it soon, nor recommending it to nobody.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Police brutality, Torture, and Trafficking
Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
_fallinglight_'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
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Dementia, Fatphobia, and Miscarriage
Minor: Rape
basedrincewind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Infidelity and Incest
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Murder, and Miscarriage
Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism