kush's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- 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
3.75
kjcarlson03's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bwood95's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
stormystewart's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
modelo_prince's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
raesengele's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Murder, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicide attempt, Grief, Animal death, Slavery, and Sexual violence
Minor: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship
memoirofhunter's review against another edition
5.0
Southern Gothic-style novels are kind of my new thing, and queer southern gothic novels even more so.
proust_mobile's review against another edition
4.5
An absolutely gorgeous novel with prose written with the care and deliberate pacing of poetry. Capote's eye for sumptuous and ruined imagery rewards re-reading, solidifying the sense of overgrowth and stagnation that dooms everyone in the novel. It was an inspired and cruel decision to set a story about youth and self-discovery in a town and a house that permanently claims its residents, people whose attempts at escape always fail, whose homes and bodies become a kind of purgatory or a sentence. Pitting these kind of odds against a child looking for a way forward makes his eventual triumph that much more gratifying.