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lydiashigley's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bookeliina's review against another edition
5.0
Atceros, kad pusaudze būdama lasīju šo grāmatu un šķita, ka nekā labāka nevar būt.
m_e_d_b_'s review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual violence
afoolishfigment's review
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- 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
dissential's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ozun's review
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
zoe_macgechan's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Such an incredibly difficult book to read and review. It would have been interesting to come across this book without knowing its background (if you don't know it, read and then look it up), but knowing what I do made the graphic abuse scenes even harder to read. What kind of a mind makes these things up? Did she make them up...?
At points I considered giving up because the abuse is so distressing to read. I'm very much in favour of readers facing up to uncomfortable truths, but the perspectives at certain points were beyond discomfort. I couldn't give up though. The writing is incredible : despite the darkness and bleakness of the topic, it's incredibly compelling. Not for the faint of heart, but worthy of the adulation. I don't know enough to pass judgement on whether it's torture porn, but be warned.
At points I considered giving up because the abuse is so distressing to read. I'm very much in favour of readers facing up to uncomfortable truths, but the perspectives at certain points were beyond discomfort. I couldn't give up though. The writing is incredible : despite the darkness and bleakness of the topic, it's incredibly compelling. Not for the faint of heart, but worthy of the adulation. I don't know enough to pass judgement on whether it's torture porn, but be warned.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Apologies if I missed any content warnings.casspro's review against another edition
4.0
Think of this as the darker, angrier, more heart wrenching, dysfunctional cousin to Janet Fitch's "White Oleander". A sad conglomeration of tales from a poor boy's maladjusted childhood. It's so brutally beautiful and shocking, it's not unusual to have to stop in between chapters to take a moment for reflection. This is not one of those stories that end happily or things seem to look up for the main character. But man does it have one hell of a ride.
jupen's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Drug use