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jac_ph'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Blood and Religious bigotry
lilac_belle'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
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racism, and Sexual assault
sophduncan's review
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Outing
Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation
yellow_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Homophobia
lain_darko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Outing
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism
pollyflorence'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Medical trauma, and Abortion
joareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
This has got to be one of the oddest books I've read where I could have stopped reading, but I just wanted to find out whose funeral it is at the beginning and so I kept on with the story. It starts off quite slow and the first half trudges along but it finally picks up where some information comes to light and hidden truths unravel.
I didn't really get on with any of the characters, I'm not keen on the story and I'm not happy with how it ended. There are no warnings at the start about racism or homophobia and these parts are quite unsettling to read.
Sadly this book isn't for me. It doesn't feel magical and it's not very enjoyable to read - there is a lot of misery and some horrid parts with animal death, racism and homophobia. I think a lot more could have been done with the miniaturist and a lot more magic weaved into the story with some comeuppance for the villains.
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Racism
vanadiumbean'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Police brutality, and Medical content
Minor: Slavery, Torture, and Colonisation
katenovah'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
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder
texassizedreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Medical content and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Racial slurs