nekoshka's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Body horror, Gore, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Suicide, and Torture
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, and Sexual content
spaghetti_noodle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a solid 4 star read. I started reading this in September of 2021 and finished in February of 2022, and throughout that time I was reading this book off-and-on. For that reason, I don't completely remember everything that happened and there were some parts of the book that were confusing to me. There's probably an underlying message that I'm not picking up on because my brain is fried from school work and stress, but I like the vibes. I would absolutely read this book again. I enjoyed it while I read it, and I think I would enjoy it even more if I read it consistently!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
There are moments when the gore is described in just the right amount of detail that makes you realize how horrific the situation is. In regards to the sexual content: while it's present, it's not written in a lot of detail and it's not written in a way that really focuses on the arousal (nor is it meant to make the reader aroused). It's very matter-of-fact and Hurley doesn't linger on it. All of it is consensual. There was a quote on page 295 (around 83%) that really stuck out to me for how horrifying it was and I just needed to write it down because it really shook me. I had to stop listening to music when I first read this. TW for gore. Minor spoilers.Spoiler
Logistics started encountering issues. That was how they put it. Our experience was different. A whole platoon from Tangine Company came back wrong. They dropped into the deployment field as a mass of contorted bodies, arms and legs attached to the wrong torsos, heads facing backward, spines made impossibly sinuous, feet twisted like claws, when they were recognizable as limbs at all. I didn't see them come in, but somebody put a bootleg recording, and I downloaded and watched a copy before the corp had them all purged--including the soldier who shared it. What shook me wasn't even the images as much as the sound. The grunting, sobbing mass of them, like listening to a squealing bunch of pigs in a pen destined for the slaughter.foreverinastory's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was confusing in the best way possible. Heavy military sci-fi. Lots of wild time things.
Rep: Latine bisexual trans MC, latine female side character, side character with a prosethetic hand, queer side characters, non-gendered society--no gender roles.
CWs: Abandonment, alcohol consumption, blood, confinement/quaratine, colonization, cursing, death, excrement, fire/fire injury, genocide, gun violence, military brutality, murder, sexual content, torture, violence, war.
Rep: Latine bisexual trans MC, latine female side character, side character with a prosethetic hand, queer side characters, non-gendered society--no gender roles.
CWs: Abandonment, alcohol consumption, blood, confinement/quaratine, colonization, cursing, death, excrement, fire/fire injury, genocide, gun violence, military brutality, murder, sexual content, torture, violence, war.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Torture
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