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strawberrypinch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
saturniidae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I'm still not sure if I'm supposed to see Hiro as the incompetent nerd way out of his depth he clearly is or if I'm somehow supposed to think he's actually cool.
The first half of the book does a good job of building the anarcho captialist hellscape that the characters inhabit, but the second half quickly spirals into an incomprehensible mess with muddled themes.
Really exemplifies why silicon valley techbros are how they are, if this book inspired them.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Ableism and Animal death
Minor: Racial slurs and Transphobia
No seriously this book's second half includes a 15 year old girl being brainwashed and groomed eventually culminating inconfusedmuse'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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Car accident