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challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.25
I don’t know why I didn’t expect a book published in 1942 to include WWII. It was quite dark and definitely reminded me of other stories involving idiot savants.
I half expected everything to take a violent turn but it ended on a rather premature and abrupt note.
I half expected everything to take a violent turn but it ended on a rather premature and abrupt note.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism