Reviews

Il caos da cui veniamo by Lucia Olivieri, Tiffany McDaniel

eleanorferrari17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.5

This book is beautifully written, filled with reflections on nature, childhood and storytelling. The character of Landon is a source of comfort for the Betty and the rest of the family, but he also felt like a safe and reliable person to read about in contrast to a lot of the other characters, especially Betty’s mother Alka.

Overall I found Betty brilliant and eye opening, but there are so many triggering themes and several times it was too much to read - incest, suicide and animal abuse to name a few.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexism

alexandrajeler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

katy_ryn's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars - absolutely breathtaking, heartbreaking, beautiful. McDaniel is an incredible writer.

elenadefraja's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

4.75

posiejaulus's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I have no idea how to rate this… this was some fucked up shit, and I can’t decide whether I love or hate it

violette_magpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bronski's review against another edition

4.0

This is probably a 5 star book for those with stronger stomachs as the writing is absolutely stunning. I almost didn’t finish this, there are so many violent events in this story I had to put it down for a few weeks. Somehow, despite containing every horrifying scenario a teenager may possibly experience, it’s story of hope and resilience that is absolutely worth reading.

jmundradz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Animal death

Moderate: Racism, Child abuse, Child death, and Racial slurs

the_aimee_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

mfendrich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5