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stargirlmolly's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Chronic illness and Genocide
waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Beautiful writing, but quite repetitive and plodding. It's almost all told through exposition and description than dialogue, which is central to the theme. Silence, vision, and hearing create the heart and soul of the novel. If I had to sum the whole book up in one sentence, it would be: It's about the way men experience trauma and the ways they do/do not process trauma.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
emersonseyeball's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Chronic illness and Death of parent