thecrimsoncorsair's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Violence, Genocide, Murder, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Drug use
judassilver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Excrement, and Death
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Grief, War, Antisemitism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
lily_benavides'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
jt_earl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, and Death
Minor: Excrement and Injury/Injury detail
percys_panda_pillow_pet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, and Gore
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Excrement, and Blood
Minor: War, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Genocide, and Alcohol
chriswaldron15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Character development is fairly well done, though I found some of the sudden changes the characters go through to be a bit extreme and difficult to believe.
Spoiler
The ending I found to be somewhat predictable, very "Hollywood", and I found myself not quite getting a feel for how it went. Perhaps more than one chapter would have suited it better.Overall would definitely recommend. Very much a Max Brooks book but a pleasant deviation from the narrative style of World War Z.
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Excrement, Death, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders
hallucinathan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Animal death, and Blood
Minor: Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture
escapinginpaper's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Excrement, Genocide, Islamophobia, and Sexual content