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81 reviews
3.0
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, and Medical content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
4.0
Graphic: Cancer and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation
Minor: Islamophobia
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, and War
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
At the core of this story is the battle between different truths, all with different weights and levels of veracity. Habib’s writing challenges you as a reader to evaluate where you stand, to ask yourself how objective you really can be when navigating life as a human being.
For those who can handle shock and suspense rather well, this book reads like the intersection of the films Parasite and Saltburn, melding the horrors of humanity with the lingering doubts about sweet nothings and what-ifs that seem to define queer youth for those of us from certain generations.
If you’re looking for a book that honors your complexity and intellect as a reader, then please rush to check this one out! The author pulls no punches, making sure to keep you on edge. You’ll never know what lingers in the darkest corners of your memory until you dig deeper and deeper and deeper...
Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Excrement, Alcohol, and Classism
3.75
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
4.0
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.