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abicaro17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Violence, War, Murder, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Child death, Vomit, and Abandonment
heuteschongekurtet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gore, Mental illness, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, War, Alcohol, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Cursing, Cancer, Genocide, and Sexism
xlaraxk's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
Graphic: War
Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Racial slurs
diddlydoo333's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, War, Gore, Blood, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Excrement, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Gore, Genocide, Alcohol, Blood, and Mental illness
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Sexism, Sexual content, Cancer, Ableism, and Child death
meursault_letranger's review
- 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: Gun violence, Violence, War, Grief, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Ableism
namizaela's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The thing that stuck out to me about this book was how gory it is, and how matter-of-fact it is about its goriness. Retrospectively I should have expected this since it's a book about WW1, but I don't think I've ever read a book about war that seems so truthful. I've never been a soldier, but from what I know about wars, the actual violence of them can't be glossed over. This book made me feel empathy, hope, and finally sadness--but mostly horror. It's a great book that does exactly what it sets out to do, but personally I wasn't prepared for the graphic descriptions of violence and death.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Racism