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boyinajar'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Gore, Cursing, Death of parent, Animal death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Addiction, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexism, Cancer, Child abuse, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
whenmalanereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcoholism, Blood, and Cancer
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Grief, Animal death, and Gore
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Suicide, Vomit, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Blood, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
grunbean'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? Yes
4.5
If you’re looking for a book where lots of things happen, this isn’t for you. This is a book that is about people, and I really loved how it’s the family and not events that carry this. It will hit home if you’ve coped with generational trauma or felt tied down by your love for your family.
However, I’m still wrapping my head around the parts with the cicada.
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Cancer, and Death
applezing'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Cursing
Minor: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship
stacy837's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, and Cursing
Minor: Abortion
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
📚 Jessa-Lynn is a hard to root for protagonist but you find yourself doing so anyway, or at least I did. We love a messy gay.
📚 The taxidermy passages are not for the faint of heart, but ultimately I did find them fascinating, and began to understand the meditative quality the work could take on for Jessa-Lynn.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit