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schellymelly'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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent
nineinchnails'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? Yes
4.5
i would not recommend reading this as a survivor of rape and especially of child sexual abuse, more because of how adamant vanessa is that she was not abused than how graphic the abuse is written. it can be very hard to stomach her constant romanticisation and denial of strane's abuse, despite how obvious it us to us as readers that he manipulated her. 'manipulate' does not feel like anywhere near as strong of a word to portray how he controlled and exploited her.
vanessa is not a 'perfect victim' and she struggles with this well into adulthood; the idea that a woman must be perfectly chaste, perfectly humble, perfectly innocent, and perfectly untouched by the world to be believed or taken seriously as a victim is one that permeates our society to this day. what was she wearing?, she lead him on, she was asking for it, she wanted it. this novel does an incredible job at giving a voice to the many survivors who (unsurprisingly) don't fit that mould and showing a different perspective.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings
Grooming, Dissociation, Post traumatic stress disorder, Child sexual abuse, and Student/teacher relationshipemamazee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, and Suicide
Minor: Animal cruelty, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
kyumgi's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings
prince_philips_butthole'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
pengi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings
mks74354'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
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Mass/school shootings and Death of parent
katemariea514's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death, Drug use, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Stalking
jourdanicus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent