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vaguelyredhead'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
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Death, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Colonisation
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Prose: 4★
Pace: 5★
Concept/Execution: 5★/4.75★
Characters: 4★
Worldbuilding: 4.5★
Ending: 4★
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, and Colonisation
alilbitofeveryth1ng'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? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder
motaki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Interesting premise, somewhat flawed execution.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
sarrie'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
5.0
Our narrator and all the other characters all felt very genuine and unique to me so this read so well. The setting was easy to picture and imagine, the atmosphere was just cloudy enough to make it easy to fill in the details. This was just overall a well structured and thought out story. The truly wonderful part for me was the hopeful feel of this. Around the 70% there is a shift in the story and by the end I genuinely felt a hope and happiness there. It’s still a desolate earth and there were still terrible people on it but there was also hope, and that’s something rare for me in SF these days.
I would recommend this one for fans of Becky Chambers, and really any SF fans. It’s genuinely one of my favorite books I’ve read so far this year but I don’t want to say too much without spoiling it! I highly recommend this one, it is a fantastic hopeful SF that is going to go on my shelves.
5 out 5 Empty Laser Pistols
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Violence and Xenophobia
Minor: Ableism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit