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directorpurry's reviews
1918 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Misogyny, Suicide, Vomit, and Colonisation
A very nuanced exploration of personhood and self-identity from a Black American Jamaican artist. I loved the use of white space on the page in many of the poems, as well as the inclusions of photographs.
(No rating, as it's a memoir.)
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Abandonment
Moderate: Slavery
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
4.0
Moderate: Racial slurs
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
- 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: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury