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melovesbooks's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Had to read it for school
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
thebookfetishist's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Hated the portrayal of women (served only the men, didn't have personalities on their own) I know, that no female character could be considered a main character in this particular book, but come on, there are authors out there, that can still give their side (female) characters/less important (female!) characters a way better fleshed out personality compared to whatever this was. Also, hated the frequently occurring overly sexualised descriptions of women.
Crime mystery was pretty average, not much tension going on towards middle/end part of the book, although I have to give it to the author, the beginning did confuse me quite a bit and made me curious. Unfortunately, he failed to keep the tension through the entire book, so it ended up falling kinda flat for me.
The writing style was most of the time very beautiful, some very nice descriptions and metaphors going on. Additionally, I was able to learn quite a lot of Southern Slang and generally some new words I haven't heard about before, as someone who isn't a native English speaker.
Crime mystery was pretty average, not much tension going on towards middle/end part of the book, although I have to give it to the author, the beginning did confuse me quite a bit and made me curious. Unfortunately, he failed to keep the tension through the entire book, so it ended up falling kinda flat for me.
The writing style was most of the time very beautiful, some very nice descriptions and metaphors going on. Additionally, I was able to learn quite a lot of Southern Slang and generally some new words I haven't heard about before, as someone who isn't a native English speaker.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism