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adilyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder
It centers around a child being molested by a Catholic priest.houimk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Gun violence
amandamz'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder
sadiegenene25's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
elphabawoods's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder
fkshg8465'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
asourceoffiction's review
- 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
3.5
What I found really compelling is the way Nina's parenting is so very far from perfect, even in the face of tragedy. With Nathaniel at his lowest, she still can't muster the energy to always have patience with her child, and the way all parents can identify so clearly with that idea just makes the whole thing more relatable and more heartbreaking.
Picoult's writing from the perspective of the child is so clever, and although we can only imagine how a five year old would feel in the situations she describes, the way she has imagined Nathaniel's perspective feels real and so devastating. She captures how a completely innocent, blameless child interprets the world around him and reaches his own conclusions about the consequences of his actions.
I knew from the start that, as with all of Picoult's books, this would not wrap up nicely for everyone with rainbows and bunnies. But it was still in the back of my mind throughout, wishing for the happy ending life so rarely provides. Another emotional whirlwind that doesn't so much tug at the heartstrings as tie them into knots.
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Murder
regalreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Violence