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othersociologist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Child abuse
emory's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
beltari's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse
saint_eleanor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, and Excrement
whimsicalish's review against another edition
4.0
I only wish it wasn't so depressing. Every character had hope or humility ripped from them.
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Minor: Child abuse and Toxic relationship
marshamudpuddle's review against another edition
4.5
The book is also formally interesting: somewhere between a novel and a book of short stories. There are essentially five main stories we follow, which remain separate in terms of plot, but are connected by the presence of the kentukis. Then scattered throughout (including the very opening chapter) are one-off stories as well, that further build out this imagined world. I genuinely loved all five stories, and never minded switching between them.
I would recommend this to anyone, with the only caveat being that there are some pretty unpleasant things that happen and things do get very dark towards the end.
Side-note: my copy has the tagline "Trusting strangers can lead to unexpected love..." which is a terrible tagline that makes this brilliant book sound like a crappy romance novel, and more to the point, isn't what the book is about at all. So whoever wrote that should be fired!
Second side-note: This was the second novel I've read this year translated by Megan McDowell (following The Dangers of Smoking in Bed, by Mariana Enríquez) and once again, the translation was impeccable, totally disappearing as a great translation should.
Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping
allyjshand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual content
miaaa_lenaaa'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
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Slavery, and Trafficking
carolinalopes's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pedophilia
militeratura's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping