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shay43geek's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Police brutality
cmcrockford's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Politically incorrect, shaggy, extremely funny. One of the best reads I've had in a minute even when Everett tilts into caricature. The climax is an incredible narrative trick.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism
rmperezpadilla's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? It's complicated
4.5
This was an absolute trip. It wasn't until maybe a quarter to a third of the way through that something clicked for me -- before that, I was amused if not quite following and beginning to wonder what the point was, and I think it was the philosophy of nonsense that turned it around for me. The whole last half really sang for me. (I finished it in a day.) I haven't read any of Everett's other novels, but they'll absolutely be on my list.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Slavery