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mahamsiddiqui's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Genocide, Terminal illness, and War
siobhanward's review against another edition
2.0
I don't love fictional works about real people and this book was no exception. Maybe it's partly because I don't have enough background on the subjects Labatut is writing about to know where the line was between fiction and nonfiction, but I think it's just not a style for me. I found the stories dry and just didn't care for what was happening. Clearly this is a well-reviewed book, so I have a feeling my dislike is because I don't care for the style or much for the subjects, rather than it being an objectively poor book.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: War
madatmyshelf'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
gunnarvon'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
jessi_c'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? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Medical content
aweekinthelife's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, and War
Moderate: Suicide
benthewriter's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and War
othersociologist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Genocide and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide
arielamandah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
matcha_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Pedophilia