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michaelion's reviews
250 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, and War
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Love the art. And it made me giggle here and there.
Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, and Murder
2.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Deportation
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Akwaeke Emezi, the person that you are. You've done it yet again. I can't wait to read all their books. They are truly amazing.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Dysphoria
Minor: Confinement, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Vomit, Murder, and Abandonment
3.75
I loved the book and all but it's glaring that she didn't mention the Indigenous people of this area. She does mention white settler colonialism ruining / affecting wildlife and urban sprawl, and mentions how animals reclaimed a little bit of what their lives used to be during 2020 lockdowns, but again, NO mention of the Tongva people. Very weird. Treehugging white liberals seem to always miss that. It's also more than just forgetting people were in LA before us, because she does mention what this beautiful Mediterranean-esque landscape used to look like, and then in the end says people need to learn that we cannot be removed from nature, but never mentions the people who already knew that. For a researcher she's missing a huge part of history.
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Mental illness
Minor: Animal death
2.75
Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The audiobook was performed so well but also the intro from the mom really made me emotional. Then I was like fuck this book is gonna fuck me up too isn't it? And then it did. I didn't cry but you really feel every emotion. A book that can truly be universally understood.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Slavery
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
3.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Racism, and Abandonment
Minor: Misogyny, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism
3.75
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence