lantheaume'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
3.75
It's a page turner for 1,000 pages - which is impressive.
Beware - it's a heavy book! :-)
Not a plot spoiler below, but wanted to make sure folks opted in to see it by choice.
Spoiler
book is a great read but the ending was a let down for me after 1,000 pages. I'd give it a 4 to 4.5 for the first 900 pages and a 3 for the last 100.Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug use, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Addiction
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child death
This is about how messed up things can get. Think lord of the flies. Extremely well done but there's a lot of trigger warnings in this book,suzylit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Torture, Sexism, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
breeski's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Character development and setting the scene was well done.
I would not recommend this book since it's so unnecessarily long as well as my other thoughts mentioned above. I would recommend an audiobook version over a physical copy if you did want to read it.
I don't regret reading it but i wouldn't go through the effort of reading it again. I think it's over hyped.
Graphic: Death, Injury/injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Car accident and Drug use
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
aaaugello's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Bullying
katsdaysarebooked's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Torture, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident
literarylizzie's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Murder, and Gun violence
mayakinsley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Cursing
amycecilia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture