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jameslyons's reviews
80 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent
- 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
*VERY notably, this book is in part a queer coming of age story where homophobia and/or coming out DON'T play a pivotal role -- they're not mentioned at all, and it is so refreshing.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Dementia and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Ambitious and almost overwhelming at times. It took a lot of faith in the author for me to get through the wilder parts that didn't make sense until everything Did. Thank god it all pulled together in the end. I remain annoyed at the heavy academic bent, but that's a personal pet peeve, and scholarly sycophants will likely adore that aspect. Everyone else, my advice is to just ignore and skim at will. The rest of the story contains So Much aside from that.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Slavery, and Vomit
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
5.0
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Blood
Minor: Drug use and Rape
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first chapter felt wildly out of place and I'm glad I pushed through my urge to stop reading, because the rest of the book was much better.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Incest and Mental illness
3.0
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Misogyny, and Blood