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veronicadidato'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
4.0
Some characters’ motivations for moving forward felt a little on the flimsy side but overall it was fine.
If you’ve watched the TV series: the first season is pretty accurate in terms of following the book content. You just get some more insight into the characters reasonings in the book. And the book doesn’t have any on-page sex - that was just added to the TV series.
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Rape, and Police brutality
linneak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
hermitqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: War
Minor: Rape and Police brutality
menomica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Everyone too busy trying to survive to spend any time creating something new.
I’m gonna be honest the only reason I read this book was for my writing class. If you’re into sci-fi and zombies, this book will probably be up your alley. But I’m more a realistic-fiction girlie so there were good stretches of this book where I was kind of bored.
I will admit, I was able to keep myself entertained throughout the middle and end of the book by just reading it as a character study. I mean, almost all the (male) characters were character types that I was not into, but I think it was a nice exercise to dissect why I was turned off by them.
My writing prof said there was more stuff that gets developed in later books that actually seemed interesting to me (why tf is Amos like that, Naomi pov), but I did not care enough about this first book to feel motivated to keep going. Y’all have fun though.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Vomit, and Police brutality
purelytheoretical'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Suicide, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Chronic illness, Vomit, and War
aether_seawo1f's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation
pvbobrien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
tea_overload's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, and War
Minor: Rape
emilyplun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Medical content and War
iono's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts