corywbowers'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
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual harassment, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Bullying, and Child abuse
lovelydeadgirl'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia
justkeyreads'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
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
_mjreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Suicide, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
urbanstheno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape
Minor: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Grief
lhardy1214's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, and Death
lulu324's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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: Suicide, Rape, and Pedophilia
julsi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, and Bullying
Spoiler
The basic premise of the story is 'perfect' son admits to acting on a sexual attraction to children and is charged & sent to treatment, with mother and family trying to deal with situation. The conclusion is mother ends up agreeing to assist her son in killing himself which is framed as a difficult but noble decision (even as she plans to avoid arrest by making it out to be suicide & somewhere in there the father has never revealed that he had similar problems - in the past? but got over it? I suspect they were trying for a 'its genetic' point but it somehow made the 'this is a mental illness & there is no treatment & look at how society responds'..so euthanasia is the only solution- even more confusing and unsettling) I genuinely do not understand what this story is trying to do other than flattening a complex and provoking topic into a very base 'well, killing pedophiles is the only option. In fact its a kindness.' with an added 'god understands'. I know this is a controversial topic & I have my own personal difficulties with the subject but turns out; I find this a highly disturbing take & genuinely wish I'd never read this book.homersimpson's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
knik'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
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape