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berrytart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The science stuff was a bit hard, but I still loved reading it, because the way it was written made it fun to read!
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get into sci-if!
I love Rocky so much, he is so adorable, Ryland is an amazing character his development is great!
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cannibalism
temymm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death
Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Suicide, and Alcohol
Cannibalism notes: it’s not really cannibalism -aaly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Blood, Drug abuse, and Cannibalism
atomicrobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, and Grief
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Violence, and War
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit
Minor: Cannibalism
toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Drug use, Confinement, and Alcohol
Minor: War, Child death, and Cannibalism
asifsyed'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement
Minor: Suicide, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
thecrimsoncorsair's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, War, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Body horror, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Excrement
jj_tj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cannibalism, Kidnapping, and Vomit
withlivjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
There is a lot of rather complicated science jargon in this book, from near-light-speed travel to the minute details of the biology of alien lifeforms, and this could have easily made the book dense and patronising if it were not for the fact that Ryland Grace is so likeable. As a rather unlikely candidate for saviour of humanity, he makes a perfect protagonist with a combination of awe and excitement at interstellar travel and alien communication as well as sarcasm and humour easily coming across in the narration.
The only thing preventing me from giving this book five stars is that I think the ending is a little too short and sweet, with all the loose ends wrapped up rather conveniently. Time skip endings rarely land for me, but this is a small letdown I’m willing to overlook because the rest of this book is absolutely brilliant!
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Cannibalism