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birdinanairport's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Rape, Physical abuse, Classism, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, and Body horror
buggjuicce'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Physical abuse
andykmcc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Antisemitism, Cancer, Cannibalism, Death, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Classism, Child death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Genocide, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, and War
castlerocktronix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Blood
theasdertt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, and War
Moderate: Racial slurs and Mental illness
yaelm's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
Graphic: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Police brutality, Gun violence, Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Racism
getradified'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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Police brutality, War, Murder, Gore, Homophobia, and Rape
bookwormbecca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Rape and Murder
jacobinreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Bolano writes brilliantly and brutally. Tangled networks of motifs span the novel from beginning to end, and I'm sure I'll be puzzling through them for a while yet, though I will have to take pause before I return to his Santa Teresa.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: War
mmcloe'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
4.75
I'm going to have to come back later and review this more fully after I have more time to digest everything. I don't know how to rate something like this.
A diary of total breakdown - academic, personal, artistic, legal, moral, discursive collapse of modern society. There's some respite and hope in huddling together and embracing the small pleasures of the senses, but not a ton. I'm reminded a lot of Delany's Dhalgren and Anzaldua's Borderlands. I'm left facing the ghost of Christmas future; is this a picture of what will be, or what may be?
Also all the true crime podcast listeners need to read this, especially the part about the crimes (one of the only sections of a novel I had to put down entirely).
Graphic: Rape, Death, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Racial slurs, War, and Homophobia