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foxgallagher's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
keegan53's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
An amazing book. The world building is fantastic and there is amazing character development. So well crafted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
hmatt's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Incredibly powerful. This is such a hard but also necessary time to read this sort of work - or just this work, in particular. I read quite a bit of speculative fiction and I still can't quite compare this book to much else. Think World War Z, but closer to home, more realistic, and more political. I was wowed at how I could both disagree with the protagonists and also empathize with them (the mark of great characterization, IMO).
If you like audiobooks, it's short-ish and extremely well narrated. Plot-wise, it almost lost me about two-thirds of the way through, but quickly turned back around and tied everything together.
If you like audiobooks, it's short-ish and extremely well narrated. Plot-wise, it almost lost me about two-thirds of the way through, but quickly turned back around and tied everything together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Suicide