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julievancan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and War
laurennicole98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, and Xenophobia
arayo'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Sexism, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Vomit
bowl'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
5.0
If you love Song of Achilles and All Quiet on the Western Front, this will be your new favorite book (I’m speaking from experience)!
There are literally no flaws with this book and I would give it a 30/5 if I could, but alas. Read this book, you will not regret it.
Gaunt and Ellwood are straight up by new favorite tragic couple. Like, they are so Achilles and Patroclus coded it’s insane, yet they are more tragic than them. I will be thinking about them for a *long time.*
This is also the first time I’ve cried reading a book in a *long* while. Everything about this book seeps of bittersweetness and melancholy, and for good reason! This book is up there with some of the best depictions of WWI I’ve ever read or seen. I found everything incredibly easy to visualize (it was almost too vivid at times,,).
Beware the content warnings though. As said before, it’s set in WWI and it has several incredibly graphic descriptions of death and trench life. And homophobia, for obvious reasons.
Does this make sense? I don’t think it makes sense but I’m writing this at 3 AM through ugly tears so I’ll give myself a pass.
TLDR: This might be my new favorite book. I am going insane and need to talk about this book with someone. Just- read it!!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism
loveinpanels'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: Gun violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia
Minor: Racism and Antisemitism
amydave's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism