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- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Pregnancy
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation
- 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
Overall for Lore Olympus as a whole, I like it. I'm definitely engaged and I couldn't stop reading it over the course of a couple days, until I was fully caught up. I think some of the criticisms are valid, but in general I think this is a nice enjoyable read. I'm definitely invested in where it goes from here!
And thinking about it being split into volumes like this, tbh if I'd only read the first 25 comics I feel like maybe I would think it was really slow and nothing really happened. So, idk. That's not really anyone's fault though, as the pacing for a book and a webcomic are naturally different.
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Blood, and Murder
- 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
I have anxiety and I related to Gilda a lot while reading it (though she struggles with it way more than I do, and I have a much easier time asking for help). I loved the way this was written, in genuinely every way that could be interpreted. I'm amazed by how relatable and funny this was while also being so dark and existential. I was so drawn in and cared so much about what was going to happen to everyone involved.
Honestly I have absolutely zero complaints about this book. I mean...I wish maybe we'd gotten a glimpse of Eli at the end to see what happened there? But I understand why the author may have wanted to leave some things open-ended, and I'm satisfied with what we did get to see at the end. I can't recommend this book enough.
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Car accident
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Infidelity, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
4.5
That said, I did like this book. It felt very nice and lovely and reminded me of Jenny Slate's Little Weirds. I appreciated this look into her life, and I'm glad I finally read it.
Moderate: Ableism and Death
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
That said, overall I did like this collection. Some of the stories were more engaging than others, and the one that's just an interview between her and Orwell was by far my least favorite. But I liked both the ones about the "main character" of sorts, though her grief hit a little too close to home at times (for one of them I wrote "fuck. This one is good but I hate it. It would be good to read if. If. I don't want to ever want to read this"), and the ones that were entirely standalone (my favorite was the alien one). I'm not the biggest fan of short story collections in general, if only because it takes me longer to get through them when I'm constantly having to readjust to an entirely new story/world/premise. But overall I did like this book, all things considered.
Thanks to Netgalley and Doubleday Books for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Blood and Death of parent
Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail