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katelarson's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment
saffire_sky'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
lemface's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Minor: Sexual violence
carodonahue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Colonisation
janetriestoread'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Vomit
maddiebusick'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Excrement, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
calliereece's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
If you haven't read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, I also highly recommend that novel but it may be slightly more confusing than this one.
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
literalottie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The setting of this book is executed brilliantly - you can really feel the growing tension on the ship as the rumours of a devil grow and become more frantic. The characters are all also really well written - I particularly really enjoyed the companionship that Sammy and Arent had. I also liked how Arent was the main "investigator" due to Sammy being imprisoned, it was an interesting subversion of the usual "detective & sidekick" trope.
I'm still trying to work out exactly how I feel about the ending - it was good but there were maybe a couple of details that I didn't quite pick up on throughout the book that I really should have in order for the reveals to have their intended impact. However, I will say that I did love how it kept me guessing, and how there were a number of little things that were slowly tied together as the truth came to be revealed. Overall, this was a great read, and I'll definitely be looking out for future books by Stuart Turton
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, and Vomit
Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence
stromson'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
4.5
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence