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jillysmith's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
The final entry in Children of Time and we jump genres again, this time playing into fantasy and fairy tales. All the hallmarks of the series are there, a fascination with being completely isolated from your society but almost able to see another one, and multiple converging timelines pushing the plot along. Probably the saddest of the three novels, and less horrific than Ruin, with some really touching moments. And as is classic for the series, ends on a hopeful note
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
etosaurus's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, and Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Colonisation
evelphysicist's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
Overall a good final instalment to the trilogy but doesn’t really hit the mark like the previous 2 did for me. But I loved the other 2 so this is still good! The newly introduced species are fresh and interesting, but neither are really ever a focus.
There are points the book becomes bogged down in philosophical rambling. The points are good, but the same ones are made so many times without a new conclusion. I would say this more than anything is what pulled the book down for me. That and the neurodiversity metaphor becomes too on the nose for me. I say this as some with adhd who initially found the neurodiversity depictions quite a cute caricature, but the more explicit he made the point the more clumsy it became in my opinion.
There are points the book becomes bogged down in philosophical rambling. The points are good, but the same ones are made so many times without a new conclusion. I would say this more than anything is what pulled the book down for me. That and
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Incest, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
mar's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-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
5.0
something incredibly endearing about one of the greatest science fiction novels ive ever read also being a bit of a love letter to fantasy. ough
o|-< (self portrait of me taking a break from this book to lie on the floor and have an existential crisis contemplating the nature of life and sentience and consciousness)
o|-< (self portrait of me taking a break from this book to lie on the floor and have an existential crisis contemplating the nature of life and sentience and consciousness)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Xenophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent
includes a moderately graphic depiction of a lynching
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