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jurassicreads's review against another edition
3.0
TW/CW: sexual assault, pedophilia, death of family member, childbirth, sexual content, death ideation, suicide ideation, dissociation
The good: This book and the stories it tells clearly come from a deeply personal part of the author's mind and life. It is visceral, disturbing, and at times so relatable it hurts. Tagaq has a beautiful way with imagery. Although I didn't personally understand some of the author's experiences beyond empathetically, I could tell how deeply some of these things haunt and morph their life and choices.
The bad: Unfortunately the biggest negative for me was the triggers above. An author doesn't owe their reader warnings, but I feel like reviews do not talk often enough about the content of this book. This is a dark, moving book that left me feeling wounded, but fulfilled.
The good: This book and the stories it tells clearly come from a deeply personal part of the author's mind and life. It is visceral, disturbing, and at times so relatable it hurts. Tagaq has a beautiful way with imagery. Although I didn't personally understand some of the author's experiences beyond empathetically, I could tell how deeply some of these things haunt and morph their life and choices.
The bad: Unfortunately the biggest negative for me was the triggers above. An author doesn't owe their reader warnings, but I feel like reviews do not talk often enough about the content of this book. This is a dark, moving book that left me feeling wounded, but fulfilled.
elfangor's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
3.5
alixander's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
mixeterna's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
paigereadsbooks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
shinydiscoballx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
loganmedrano's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt