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discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This is one of those books that is purposefully unclear for the first, like, 75%, until you’re granted some grand revelation that’s supposed to make it all make sense. Except I still had more questions than answers at the end of this story, and feeling lost the entire time didn’t make for a very enjoyable reading experience for me.
The writing was beautiful and descriptive yet very cryptic in nature, which made it hard to connect with the protagonist and the story. I think I’d need to re-read this two or three times before having a clearer understanding of what’s going on. There’s definitely some allegorical meaning at play here, and if I had to guess, something to do with generational trauma.
Huge trigger warning for pregnancy and childbirth which is depicted in probably the gnarliest way I’ve ever encountered.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Confinement and Infertility
Minor: Excrement
_fallinglight_'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
2.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
shannananahey'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Infertility
sarah984's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity