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oddio's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Outing
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and War
amazelan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
mais j'ai trouvé Karl vraiment horrible comme personnage, heureusement qu'il a des regrets au bout du compte. c'est un mauvais père et un mauvais mari mais tout est "excusé" par le fait que c'est dur pour lui d'être gay à cette époque, et nan déso ça prend pas avec moi, ça complique effectivement sa vie mais la façon de traiter sa femme et sa fille you could have done better quand même.
bref à part ça les dessins sont chouettes et ça se lit vite.
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Outing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide
indeedithappens'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
4.75
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
raix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Outing
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide
stitchbooks22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
However, it was hard to connect with the characters in the story. Also at times the art style made it difficult to know who the characters were and on occasion, when it had switched from a flashback to the present.
The concept for this story appealed to me, and the cover looks amazing. I really wanted to like it. But, I’m just not sure the story was executed as well as it could have been so it didn’t quite hit the mark for me.
Thank you to NetGalley, ONI Press and Matthias Lehmann for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Outing
sara_m_martins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
This is a very sad story. It is a story of a gay man in a time and place where it was illegal to be. There is a flicker of joy here and there and it ends in a more or less uplifting note, but overall it's quite depressing. The characters are not loveable (except for one side character or two), they are complex and do as much bad stuff as they do good. But this makes it quite an unusual story to read. If you are looking for something to warm your heart I don't think this one is right for you. This one if for those that want an unusual queer tale from an unusual historical place and perspective.
The art style is quite monochrome and stark throughout, the colorfulness of the left side of the cover isn't present.
Overall, this one wasn't outstanding for me - something never quite clicked correctly, but it was an interesting read.
TW: Homophobia (by individuals and police), outing, suicide of a side character
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and OniPress for this opportunity.
Moderate: Homophobia and Outing
Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, and War