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sarah_hafer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
youmns'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Some parts read like spoken word poetry. Some are simply fiction. Almost all of it is horror, though I imagine it's well-researched and true horror. The sexual assaults are described with simultaneously less and more detail than needed to get their point across. The way people respond to the victims is horrifying. The way we alienate and vilify victims and survivors of sexual assault is horrifying.
I'm not quite sure how to rate this book, so I won't.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Blood
Giant, massive trigger warning for survivors of sexual abuse: maybe don't read this book.nikki3'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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
ecokeefe's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Murder
Minor: Deadnaming and Suicide
myotinae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
ghost_rider'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer and Deadnaming
allapaz's review
3.75
tl;dr: good book, hard to recommend
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Cancer
mfrisk's review
- 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
This book follows several men who’ve been raped by an unknown woman and we’re following them as they work to pick up the pieces within their lives and regain some sense of normalcy or something new. We follow them through journal entries, internet searches, online chats, and media reactions and they all come together to make a rich story that is able to delve into difficult topics including sexual assault and rape as it relates to racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, toxic masculinity, media coverage and our criminal justice system.
This was an incredibly difficult read but I’m so glad I read it and I can tell I’ll be thinking about the questions it raised for years to come.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
peggy_racham's review against another edition
5.0
A very difficult but important read.
All the TWs
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
likeagilmoregirl's review
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail