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toyin_'s review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
3.75
The prose is different, interesting and magical at times. It is nice to read a book like this about people like me, but in some ways the pain feels too close! This is the first book I read that called me to highlight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
ezekvel's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
pixylprincess's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was brutally honest, raw and emotional about drug and alcohol addiction. It was hard to read at times, given the content and what the narrator went through. Poetically written and I’m glad it had a happy ending and they are in a better place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
ktcarden21's review
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
isarob705's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.75
makennahbristow's review
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bulldaggy's review
3.0
call me old fashioned but a chapter should be longer than 2 pages.
duncan turns a phrase beautifully but ultimately these moments are fleeting because they refuse to let any beat sit longer than a paragraph or two. I hoped the second half of the book might allow the characters more space to breathe, or that we might slow down in the mid-west, but sadly there’s never really enough time to pause and look around at the world eliot is trying to show you.
duncan turns a phrase beautifully but ultimately these moments are fleeting because they refuse to let any beat sit longer than a paragraph or two. I hoped the second half of the book might allow the characters more space to breathe, or that we might slow down in the mid-west, but sadly there’s never really enough time to pause and look around at the world eliot is trying to show you.