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kris_hayward's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Blood
savshelfinger's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I wish Mitzi was better-developed as a character; she’s def not Chuck’s most rounded out antiheroine
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
meyn's review
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Fire/Fire injury
cait_henry56's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Trafficking and Pregnancy
zachzakku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Trafficking
Minor: Child death
caseyf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy
wayward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Violence and Murder
illiterate_lobster's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Pregnancy
sinisterbeard's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
ladyramkin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
As always, his strongest gift is his commanding voice. You KNOW when you’re reading something by Palahniuk and honestly I think that’s why people enjoy his work. It’s the same shared energy as a Catholic mass in some regards. I found myself hypnotized by his writing even though I lost track of the plot in the middle of Part 2. Maybe that was my fault; I read too fast, I treated it like a sprint when I should have treated it like a marathon. However, the lack of chapters meant that I could never stop and breathe, I just kept going until exhausted I stopped.
Overall I feel like this was a combination of Lullaby and Diary. Plot elements of both books feature heavily here but it took on its own form of horror. It’s good, but I didn’t love it.
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, and Violence