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mreads03's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
This is an incredibly hard and emotional book but it's worth the read. It addresses personal and social values in a way that is infrequently discussed in our age. It shines a direct and unflinching light on the effects of poverty and the opioid crisis in modern rural America. It's going to be one of those books you walk away from and think about for years to come.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Sexism
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