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disguisedposer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
virgcole398's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Chronic illness, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Death of parent
platypusinrainboots'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
sbv_96's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder
battlebornbri's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Pinning the massacre on the only POC in the whole book, who is also the only decent person in the book, is an awful way for this to go. Just awful especially coming from a white man.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
katiebella_reads's review
- 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
Trigger warnings ⚠️
Animal abuse
Dog murder
Murder
Mutilation
Blood
Mary is about to be 50, and strange things are happening to her. She is seeing things she shouldn't be seeing. Things that are disturbing. Everyone says it's "textbook " the change. Mary knows it's not. She knows she will have to return to her childhood home to learn the truth.
" I am just a story written in present tense. We all are. We are never finished. "
My Thoughts
This book is disgusting in all the best ways. Not gag me gross but disturbing and vile. The story seeped into my marrow like an infection.
What hit me the hardest was realizing the whole book takes place in the span of 13 days. April 9th - 20th. It feels like a lot longer. If you're not paying attention to the chapters' headings, you might think it was months, the way the darkness crawls around you.
Wicker Man vibes. Purge vibes. Possession and cult vibes. All the horror vibes I could possibly want wrapped up in one amazing book. Dark atmosphere cruelly contrasts the light that Mary desperately wishes she lived in.
Mary is so well written. It's not often a man can write a woman this well. Especially a woman in the throws of perimenopause. This author has! I could feel and relate to her pain and frustration. She was real in all the best and worst ways. Multidimensional and not glossed over in femal perfection, a lot of authors try to portray.
Not only did he write one female character with depth and realism, but he also wrote many. In all walks of life. Teenage angst to elderly stubbornness. The attributes of the fairer sex are not lost on him. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
richiebow141's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
erica_reads_things's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury
zankzank's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
story_of_steph's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent