kreglow'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Stalking, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Torture, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury
sav_22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Torture, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Hate crime, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Body shaming, Body horror, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Incest, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Alcoholism
maggiefaerie's review against another edition
I really wanted to love this book. I'm not scared easily, and everyone I know says this is the most frightening book they've read. I've had some disappointments recently, so I wanted something to scare me at least a little. I finally threw in the towel after chapter 7-6.
This book drags so much. I'm 1/3 of the way in and there's so much bloated writing that I honestly don't feel invested at all. There's a balance between atmosphere and plot, and this book leans heavily on settings before establishing motives or developing the characters. I basically spent 10 hours reading a book with the exact vibes of Stand By Me when I thought I was reading horror. I'm really disappointed because I wanted to be completely and absolutely terrified by the book, and I was, but not because of the monster.
I honestly cannot get past the homophonia, anti-semitism, fat shaming, mysogony, abuse, and racism. If you want to read this, be aware that this book casually drops many slurs in reference to minority groups. The liberal character descriptors that involve all the really bad slurs you can think of were unnecessary and truly uncomfortable.
The abuse is also way too explicit for me. There's nothing I've enjoyed about this experience of reading this book.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Antisemitism, Body horror, Bullying, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Medical trauma, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Alcoholism
deathtoy4444's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Bullying, Hate crime, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, and Stalking
bg_oseman_fan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Homophobia, Sexism, Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Sexual violence
bomenvernietiger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Stalking, Vomit, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Antisemitism, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Ableism, Cancer, and Islamophobia
esslesmcgee'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, and Hate crime
Minor: Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Homophobia
teslis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Jag har länge velat lösa just denna bok men varit för rädd för att läsa den. Men i november förra året bestämde jag mig för att göra det.
Boken hoppa i tid mellan en grupp barn och dem som vuxna. Det var lite svårt att hela tiden hänga med i både karaktärs byten men också tids byten.
Boken är skriven för ett tag sedan och det märks, den är problematisk på många sätt! Hade därför svårt att läsa i den då jag blev både arg men framförallt obekväm.
Boken har ungefär fem kvinnliga karaktärer som har namn och är med ett flertal gånger. Dess kvinnor är ofta sexualiserade och förminskade. Vilket jag tyckte var synd då framför allt Beverly som en av huvudrollerna hade kunnat få lysa lite!
Skulle inte rekommendera boken, den är väldigt lång med flera sidor om historiska saker som är beskrivna i minsta detalj. Jag är glad att jag läste klart den och slipper bära runt på den tegelstenen!
Den var inte så läskig som jag trodde framförallt i slutet utan mer obehagligt i stunder som ledde upp till det!
Kommer nog tyvärr inte mössa så långa böcker på ett tag, men är glad att det är gjort!
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Death of parent
julesfromarvs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
inizialmente è come se non avessi bene realizzato quello che avevo appena letto, ma poco dopo è arrivata una vera e propria mazzata emotiva al cuore.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death of parent, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship
patriciapfreitas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Murder, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Gore, Rape, Bullying, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual harassment