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amhud1030'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
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
jakirby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
trexbexx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, and Death
renee_will'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
Aside from the frankly dull police procedural plot, it is just deeply offensive. The language is homophobic, fatphobic, sexist, racist, ableist, the list goes on. Yes, I grasp that we are meant to dislike the antagonist, but making him possess every single abhorrent quality imaginable is just so very lazy. And it just feels gross to read, it isn't enjoyable, it's disgusting and it made me want to put it down multiple times.
And don't get me started on the pathetic boomer protagonist. Jesus, he is just the saddest white cop who ever lived. My violins couldn't get any smaller. We don't really know why he's a curmudgeon, he just is. He's not really very nice, or interesting. The fact that he is "a fat ex-cop" is repeated ad nauseum as though being fat is his only defining trait. Then there's his sidekick, a black teenager who INEXPLICABLY uses an old-timey slave affectation AS AN INSIDE JOKE. WITH AN ADULT WHITE MAN. What. And I can't stress this enough, the f*ck. And oh lord the techno-speak is like my mom trying to understand how her VCR works.
It's just not a very good detective story. It's not a whodunnit because you know whounnit the whole time. There's no mystery. Just an unlikeable grumpy vigilante making stupid decisions.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty
aaronhill2334's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
isabellaoliveira's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Incest and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Mental illness
Minor: Ableism, Misogyny, and Racism
maddieloves_books1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit
theshepherdsjournal'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Car accident
keen'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Excrement
readerintheruemorgue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts