witchhenrietta'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
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Transphobia, Sexism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Colonisation, Addiction, and Biphobia
gabriella_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Spoiler
That was when science first began to be controlled—after the Nine Years’ War. People were ready to have even their appetites controlled then. Anything for a quiet life. We’ve gone on controlling ever since. It hasn’t been very good for truth, of course. But it’s been very good for happiness. One can’t have something for nothing. Happiness has got to be paid for. You’re paying for it, Mr. Watson—paying because you happen to be too much interested in beauty. I was too much interested in truth; I paid too.Spoiler
There was a silence. In spite of their sadness—because of it, even; for their sadness was the symptom of their love for one another—the three young men were happy.Graphic: Kidnapping, Body shaming, Addiction, Death, Violence, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Grief, Deportation, Colonisation, Confinement, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Body horror, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Blood, and Ableism
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Alcohol, Racism, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Vomit, and War