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challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
it’s a book that will make me think for a while. i don’t know what to make of it. i want the world to be a better place and this book doesn’t show that kind of possibility. so, is it a depressingly cynical story? or is it an exploration of three deeply flawed humans and their search for belonging, meaning, and identity? is it a good book if i recognize it is a genuinely amazing construction of very real and round characters, but i despise one of them with every fiber of my being, making the reading experience rather tiring?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism