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jamieleepilk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
me_rose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief, and Dysphoria
squidreads12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I struggled to get through this book. Not because it wasn’t well written, because it was. But the darkness did threaten to put me off a bit. And it is I think, necessarily dark. And then there was a bit in the middle where I thought I wasn’t getting it, there was some larger metaphor I was missing, or I couldn’t determine whether the narrator was reliable, or I dreaded to find out the twist. But really compelling, raw, twisted, difficult. It’s kind of “get out” vibes - the horror elements are layered in being black or queer or disabled or all of the above in America.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Classism
lexcellent's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
schnors2018'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
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Minor: Sexual assault
gahleeraereads'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
3.5
Solomon's writing and style embodied Ezri so much so that it felt disjointed at times as I was reading it. I found myself having to backtrack to understand the subtle shifts in Ezri's mind. It made since why... eventually, but it took so long to get to the climax of the story. I guess that built suspense, but I also got frustrated because it started to feel like revealing the truth of the haunted house was being drawn out.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
ricekristinies's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Classism
phiamitnick's review against another edition
4.25
I think I loved it?
Beautiful writing, really incredible portrayal of sibling love/dynamics (their love for each other is by far the most vivid and touching part). Ending made me feel horrible--like really gross and sad-- which is definitely the point. Can't help but feel a little disappointed by it though. One of my favorite things about the book was the the myth/mysticism around the house--house as at least in part metaphor for trauma, memory, abuse etc. I think in some ways I would have preferred a more ambiguous ending. But I also suspect that might be the point. Something to be said for the banality of evil or whatever. I want to recommend it because I want to talk about it but also yeah huge CW.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
gdulecki'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
jaselah's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail