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sunnysky's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- 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
I loved this concept- it’s amazing!
And the author did a great job making the ’bad guy’ very 3 dimensional. The vet was wonderful, so sympathetic and yet never once did I feel like he was the victim or that what he was doing was okay. I loved reading his point of view, and I wish he could have gotten the help he needed.
As for everyone else… ugh. I will admit to being biased- I do not like polyamory. I don’t believe it can really work with everyone content- and the few people I’ve known who’ve tried it in real life? Well by the end two pair off and leave the third high and dry.
Polyamory is a huge part of this book. They go on and on about how the wife is okay with his girlfriend, and he can fuck her in front of her and she’s totally cool with it. It was made bearable by the fact that it does show the wife’s insecurities, it felt more real that way-but those insecurities never amounted to anything, so it fell flat by the end.
It almost felt like wish fulfillment, and I love how even the girlfriend is like, ‘if he did that to me I’d go crazy so I don’t feel like you love him’, and the man is like ‘I know it’s wrong but we’re all so happy so I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts’ 😑
What’s worse, is that I don’t understand what was so appealing about the dude. Both of the woman are super successful, pretty in their own ways, and it’s stated that they both have backbones- and constantly stated any man would be incredibly lucky to have just ONE of them- so why are they okay in this relationship? Because he’s adventurous? They’d be bored with anyone else? There are PLENTY of adventurous men out there, and a lot who won’t constantly have to have a mistress.
The thruple ruined this book for me, made me feel utterly disgusted, and the spoilers below disappointed me so much I cannot rate this book higher even if the vet was phenomenal and the writing quality was good.
Everyone in the thruple lives *shocker* and are now living together and the girlfriend is expecting a baby. Yay. Happy ending. It’s Unrealistic. In the end the man will probably end up leaving his wife for the pregnant model because she weighs more in his heart or ‘for the baby’, or the women will pair up because their sick of his bullshit and probable new mental health issues.
And the author did a great job making the ’bad guy’ very 3 dimensional. The vet was wonderful, so sympathetic and yet never once did I feel like he was the victim or that what he was doing was okay. I loved reading his point of view, and I wish he could have gotten the help he needed.
As for everyone else… ugh. I will admit to being biased- I do not like polyamory. I don’t believe it can really work with everyone content- and the few people I’ve known who’ve tried it in real life? Well by the end two pair off and leave the third high and dry.
Polyamory is a huge part of this book. They go on and on about how the wife is okay with his girlfriend, and he can fuck her in front of her and she’s totally cool with it. It was made bearable by the fact that it does show the wife’s insecurities, it felt more real that way-but those insecurities never amounted to anything, so it fell flat by the end.
It almost felt like wish fulfillment, and I love how even the girlfriend is like, ‘if he did that to me I’d go crazy so I don’t feel like you love him’, and the man is like ‘I know it’s wrong but we’re all so happy so I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts’ 😑
What’s worse, is that I don’t understand what was so appealing about the dude. Both of the woman are super successful, pretty in their own ways, and it’s stated that they both have backbones- and constantly stated any man would be incredibly lucky to have just ONE of them- so why are they okay in this relationship? Because he’s adventurous? They’d be bored with anyone else? There are PLENTY of adventurous men out there, and a lot who won’t constantly have to have a mistress.
The thruple ruined this book for me, made me feel utterly disgusted, and the spoilers below disappointed me so much I cannot rate this book higher even if the vet was phenomenal and the writing quality was good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and War
Minor: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Pregnancy
The rape, pedophilia, and sexual violence all occur in flashbacks, and are not done by the Vet. They are short but graphic.archaicrobin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I’m not really sure what to say about Cover. A traumatized Vietnam vet slips into a mentally I’ll killing spree when some Rick tourists stumble upon his weed farm. This book is very gruesome, lots of gore, and violence both in the present and in Vietnam flashbacks not to mention a graphic rape scene of a child which I’m not sure why that wasn’t tagged as a warning.
I didn’t really get much out of this book. I can see there is some commentary on the tragedy of the Vietnam war, but beyond that this novel really is just a visceral, disturbing book. It’s well written but I can’t say I enjoyed
I didn’t really get much out of this book. I can see there is some commentary on the tragedy of the Vietnam war, but beyond that this novel really is just a visceral, disturbing book. It’s well written but I can’t say I enjoyed
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail