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josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kia_y_k'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: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
icarusandthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
this book was quick and dark, entertaining, a bit comedic.
definitely very creative, the characters were extremely detailed and especially the main character felt very fleshed out with partially gruesome, partially wholesome memories and experiences.
reading this felt like reading an autobiography of a very disturbed, unsure, unreliable and morally gray woman.
i expected this to be a little bit more disturbing though. there were some descriptions of very unsettling images and videos, naturally, but those were always kept rather short.
the twist (
i read the e-book and didn't have them show me the page number, so when the book ended after what i presumed was maybe page 100/130, i was flabbergasted.
because nothing was resolved. it just left me wanting more, you know.
but also, i get it because i probably couldn't think of a better way to tie a story like this up either, so fair play.
there were a couple of great quotes though, interesting observations, phenomenal ideas.
a book worth reading (since it's only 130-ish pages long anyway) if you like darker and unhinged stories, but nothing more than a bit of entertainment unfortunately.
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Rape, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
lily_peach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
meggoodwin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
chersonese's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
However it wasn't enough to make the book feel like a worthwhile read, avoid if you find unlikable characters hard to read, this book will just frustrate you.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Homophobia and Stalking
cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
If this is supposed to be horror, it didn’t go far enough. If this is supposed to be social commentary, it’s too weird and the focus is placed on the wrong parts of the story. In my humble opinion this could’ve used another 100 or so pages and have one of the characters really, truly fall off their rocker.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mariekejee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Ironisch genoeg is het precies die fascinatie, of sensatiezucht, die het maakte dat ik dit boek door wou blijven lezen. Niet voor de gruwelen die ze gezien had - ik kwam er al heel snel achter dat ik daar überhaupt maar liever snel overheen las - maar om te weten te komen waarom ze weigert te praten over haar tijd bij Hexa.
Gedurende het verhaal kom je er steeds meer achter
Het boek laat een aantal eindjes open, en dat is begrijpelijk voor een verhaal van minder dan 100 bladzijdes, maar ik had het niet erg gevonden om wat meer te zien over haar laatste dagen. Daarnaast houd ik niet van open eindes, en ik was zo in het verhaal dat ik niet zag aankomen dat het boek eindigde waar het eindigde. Het is dat de pagina's genummerd waren, anders had ik gedacht dat ik een bladzijde miste.
Dit is een van de beste boekenweekgeschenken die ik gelezen heb, en ondanks dat ik het al een paar dagen geleden uitgelezen heb, blijft het in mijn hoofd spoken. Actueel en kort maar krachtig, ik kan het van harte aanbevelen aan eenieder met een sterke maag.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
It goes into some wild conspiracy theories, a lot of them antisemitic.chadcloete's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Antisemitism
scheller_bg31'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail