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snowiceblackfruit77'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
goodin10tions'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
banerner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Miscarriage and Suicide
Moderate: Racism and Abortion
Minor: Vomit and Abandonment
sydapel'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Racism and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny and Abortion
mikki44's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Racism, and Sexual assault
annamorgan27'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
3.75
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
wordingitright's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Racism
keatynbergsten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
invaderlinz'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
3.5
Thank you to Libro.fm for this copy!
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief
mezzarella'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? Yes
3.0
Although each story is written expertly, it's likely that a couple stories will linger in your mind more than others. The story about a woman grieving after her miscarriage and another woman realizing her child is in a romantic relationship with her teacher in particular stand out a day or two after reading the book. Readers should be warned that while these stories do have a beginning, middle, and end, their resolutions are at times not as clear or complete as some may hope for. (The open ended nature of these stories are part of the reason that each story should be dissected and interpreted by the reader before starting the next one.)
For readers who are fans of horror elements or literary fiction, this book is certain to live up to expectations. For a debut short story collection especially, Milk Blood Heat is a triumph. Despite its taboo elements described in the book, it's clearly capable of hooking its readers.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry