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shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
In many ways, this book reminds me of the best of Stephen King. Zola is not interested in sanitizing characters. He is interested in telling the story of humans- messy, imperfect, often terrible, often selfless, humanity. Violence is not just the impact of force upon flesh and bone, it is the deprivation and exploitation of human beings. Germinal is the story of how abject, desperate poverty can influence a person.
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Alcohol, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Medical content, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Infertility, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Child death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Sexual assault
elodiepoline404's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Dementia, Confinement, Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Physical abuse, and Infidelity
halfpricessword's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Torture, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Violence, Animal death, and Child abuse