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amberjackonski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Torture, and Child death
Moderate: Stalking and Gun violence
snowhite197'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Self harm, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Medical content, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
But listening to it 17 years later as a fully fledged bad ass woman myself, it lost some of it's glow. At the time I didnt have a lot of examples of powerful women in lit or media, but since then I've found so many more and better. Some of this did not hold up the test of time.
Mental health and childhood abuse are huge parts of this story and back in 2006 I loved how it was approached, but in the now of 2023... it's so bad. I caught myself being physically repulsed at some of the description, angry and sad at others.
Overall, the story still gets me. One woman overcoming her grief and being stalked and attacked by a man out to hurt her just for the sake of hurting her, by finding the strength within herself. She gathered her sister, hollered her back, from a catatonic state, and realized she'd always been the strong one. Always been able to do things she never gave herself credit for. I still love that bit.
It just... chose the wrong words from the language pool where we all go down to drink.
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Sexual violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Classism, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Eating disorder, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Vomit
mxpringle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Confinement, Self harm, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Suicide, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Pedophilia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
dakotahrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Blood, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
steepedinbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Torture, and Stalking
anb04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Torture, and Vomit
francebeck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Torture
felofhe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence