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jmdressel'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Incest and Medical content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Classism
isnotacrayon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
lolosadcat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
that being said, i would recommend reading this with the family tree accessible to help remember the character's names and relationships. the repeating names can be confusing to track, but they are important to the themes of certain traits and flaws repeating in the family.
definitely one of the most fascinating books that i have ever read. i'll be thinking of this doomed family and their exploits for quite a while.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Incest, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Racism, and War
glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Some of the deaths and uh..... relations.... are a bit hard to stomach, but that's part of the point of the book and isn't just because of changing times. You'll also have to flip back to the family tree at the beginning in order to keep track of all the Aurelianos. The rest is a wild ride of magic and devastation, and it's a masterclass of descriptive writing.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death
ikiam's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, and Rape
hem_lianne'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Incest, and Death of parent
nelireads'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
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism
bebodotcom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
CW: for dated terms for Romani people, sex workers, etc.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
1orne's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Slavery and Abortion
badbadwolf'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
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail