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lucykated's review
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
Heartbreaking and terrifying. One peer's view of the childhood and teen years of an actively unloved and consequently broken boy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Abortion, and Abandonment
chaoticbeing's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
THIS is what a true crime novel should be about. It doesn’t feel like some flashy, exploitative story about Dahmer. Very quickly it becomes less and less about him and more and more of a commentary about how small town Americana leaves the most exploited and abused behind to keep up an image.
The movie adaptation is bad though. Don’t bother.
The movie adaptation is bad though. Don’t bother.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Vomit and Abortion