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laneychaney's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
5.0
Couldn’t put this down
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Content warning/spoilerfrances_frances's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
What a brutal read! This book was hard to get through because being in Hank's head is horrifying, but I couldn't put it down. The psychological manipulation and compartmentalization he engages in is so chilling and gross. A really interesting character study and look at human psychology. As with The Ruins, I didn't love the way Scott Smith wrote the women characters. I really wanna know more about Sarah and what motivated her actions. She was a bit of a question mark for me.
Overall, a very effective, impactful reading experience that made me squirm with discomfort.
Overall, a very effective, impactful reading experience that made me squirm with discomfort.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
whatssarahreading's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
gellyreads's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The first half of this book was an absolute slog. It picked up, but God. Hank is disgusting and I wanted to hurt him throughout the entire book. He should've never been married or had kids. This book made me keep thinking "men should be stopped" and not for the reasons the author wanted me to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol