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espringer43's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, and War
lipka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The chapters fling themselves in all directions at breakneck speed. A comet, and a coma. "What wind drags it off with the fury of an angel cast out from heaven, falling, and falling, and falling?" Only the tail end of it can tell.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Antisemitism, Murder, and Dysphoria
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
solanum'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? It's complicated
1.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and War
albernikolauras'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
3.5
It's something that still haunts me, and it brings to question the morality of a scientist entangled in his worth as a scientist in the times of war that these men lived through. It's a quick read, but it does require some background knowledge on different physicists that made key quantum discoveries. I would recommend it, but definitely look at some of the content warnings.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Antisemitism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: War
turtleghost'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Genocide, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, and Mental illness
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Excrement, and Vomit
caties_books's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
alyx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Alcohol
penguiniq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I will readily admit that my personal bias against the trend in lit fic to portray the Holocaust / Nazism caused a gut negative reaction in the early sections of the book.
Overall my low rating comes down to a lack of comfort: I was simply uncomfortable with the line being walked between fiction and biography, and with a non-Jewish person using the Holocaust to wax poetic.
In fact, the book was fleetingly salvaged at the end when the author treaded into auto-fiction. The scenes in Chile lacked the gut feeling of exploitation that many of the previous scenes were draped in.
Graphic: Chronic illness and Mental illness
Moderate: Antisemitism and War
Minor: Suicide
beholder's review against another edition
Graphic: Suicide
whatsnewpussykat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Antisemitism
Minor: Suicide