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psychedelics's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and War
Minor: Rape
acourtoffantasyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
To begin, we follow Carolyn and a few others, as they learn under "Father". He is teaching them each one of his 12 "catalogs" (war, animals, languages, etc.), and they may not study anything outside of their own.
For lack of better words, Father is their god. Now then, would would happen if god disappeared?
This story kind of has the vibe of an adult version of the scenes in Stranger Things, with Eleven and the other kids, and Papa.
This book is incredibly written. It's horrifying, darkly funny, and absolutely heartbreaking.
I think this story is about how no matter how much time you take to heal, trauma changes you, in ways that cannot be undone.
"She knew every word that had ever been spoken, but she could think of nothing to say that might ease his grief."
"Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder
sasisaskia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
sparklefarm's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
fae346's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Death of parent
scifi_rat's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Homophobia, Car accident, Outing, and Pandemic/Epidemic
alyssathinkstoomuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
halebop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, and Suicide
rmantelli's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
3.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
whosjessanyway's review against another edition
4.5
Overall, very unique concept, well written, things tie together very nicely at the end in a way that felt quite satisfying. I understand how this might not work for everyone, but it did work for me.
Are you a Buddhist?
No. I'm an asshole. But I keep trying.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide