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raccoonfoo'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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Be careful. Take breaks from reading as you need them.cathgotaknife's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
vaguely_pink'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
hannahmg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The themes were interesting, the lack of censorship had the effect I believe was intended.
The whole earthlings and isolation was well done. The writing was good. The structure was good.
This is horror and personally it was too much for me.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
izypup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I don’t think any of the characters behaved in ways that felt like the author jumped the shark because I believed that these characters had the capabilities of acting irrationally.
Natsuki’s childhood in particular felt well-written and really hooked me and I specifically enjoyed the way disassociation was framed and how child minds rationalize things in ways that aren’t actually rational.
While some of the themes were disturbing, it’s never very explicit in its descriptions even though you know exactly what’s happening. It doesn’t read as shock horror and while parts were gross, it didn’t put me off from the book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
shirumoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
The main character is kind of running in circles, no matter how much time passes. Sure, might have been a deliberate choice and trauma does stifle your development but the main character's struggling just felt redundant at some point. Also what I generally fail to relate to is that endless enduring of
To be honest, I'm not quite sure whether I struggled more with the idea of the book itself or with the execution? It just didn't feel new and revelatory to me, just not really a deeper message there beneath that one layer of critizising society. Nicely written nevertheless and it had good pacing.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, and Vomit
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
grrrlbrarian'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol
glassflowrr'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Infertility, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Alcohol
angorarabbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jcsie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Drug use