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
hayleyvharrington's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Sexism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, and Suicide attempt
twinkindespair's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Satisfied to finish the book, not sure I’m going to pick it up again.
Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, Animal death, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis