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bolivianrash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation
econsidine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Some things that don't work as well: the framing device is a lot weaker than in previous books, and as it's set up like episodic short stories, not all of the sections are winners. To Anne Rice's credit, though, most of it is compelling, and I was consistently surprised by just how weird and expansive she continued to make the universe without it feel overstuffed or convoluted. Special shout out to The Devil's Minion (a gripping, off-the-wall 30-page section that's very unrelated to the plot) and to Pandora (my favorite new character). I'm not sure all the stuff I found funny was actually meant to be funny, but the humor was hilarious, even more so because it caught me by surprise.
Overall, it starts strong, has some great moments, starts to drag for a while, and then ends good again. There's murder. There's kissing. There's a section called "Baby Jenks and the Fang Gang" and a vampire who collects blenders. What more do you want?
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, and Pregnancy
bordino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Child death, Genocide, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship